Delays after bomb note found on jet

PASSENGERS due to fly from Edinburgh to Madrid last night had to be put up in hotels after their flight was delayed by a bomb alert.

The security scare was triggered when staff on the easyJet plane found a note on board after it landed at Edinburgh from Spain shortly after 7pm yesterday.

Police and bomb disposal experts were called to the aircraft.

Passengers waiting to board were held in the terminal while a full search took place.

By the time the plane had been cleared, the crew had reached their maximum number of hours and were unable to fly the plane.

So passengers were given overnight accommodation and the flight only took off this morning.

A police spokesman said the note "initially caused concern to the cabin crew" but added there was no danger at any time to the passengers, crew or aircraft.