'Hundreds' of eager Edinburgh Airport passengers wait in huge queue outside Wetherspoons

Cara Blackhall

16 November 2024 at 9:59 am·1-min read

Hundreds waited outside Wetherspoons at Edinburgh Airport — -Credit: (Image: heartofsmine / X)

Eager punters have been pictured in a huge queue outside of Wetherspoons at Edinburgh Airport.

Passengers were lining up outside The Sir Walter Scott pub before opening at 4am on Saturday morning, November 16.

It's understood 'hundreds' of people were waiting to get a seat. In images shared with Edinburgh Live, the line was seen stretching from the entrance to the pub and past technology shop, InMotion.

One passenger, Bex, was over number 100 in the queue and shared an image online just before 4am.

She said: "Number 100+ in the Wetherspoons queue at Edinburgh airport and I already see people I know please send help. It opens at 4am omg ready for barricade walk."

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