Flights to and from Edinburgh Airport had been briefly suspended on Monday morning after a runway required emergency repairs.

Four flights had been diverted and planes scheduled to take off had been held again "for a short period", the airport mentioned.

Maintenance crews had been referred to as to repair the problem on the aspect of the taxiway after the alarm was raised at round 8am.

Services received again up and operating shortly after 8.30am.

It is known two flights had been diverted to Glasgow Airport and an extra two to Newcastle International Airport.

Those flights had been anticipated to refuel earlier than returning to Edinburgh.

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A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport mentioned: "Arrivals and departures were suspended for a short period while our teams carried out emergency repairs on our airfield.

"This has since been accomplished and all operations have resumed. Safety is our precedence and we thank passengers for his or her endurance."