In recent weeks, the spring air and relaxing of restrictions across the world has led to an influx of people jetting off on holiday, many for the first time since the pandemic.
With thousands now passing through Edinburgh Airport each day, the once desolate terminals are now filled with life as flight schedules increase.
However, with the sudden demand for international and domestic air travel, Edinburgh Airport is like many across the country who have seen longer security queues, wait times increase and a few cancellations.
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In the last week, both easyJet and BA have been forced to scrap flights in and out of the Scottish capital at very short notice, with other passengers caught in long queues to get to through the terminal.
The airport has already warned summer passengers to 'expect disruption' as they get back to normal, so to see how things are coping, we flew in and out of Edinburgh.
Flying out of Edinburgh
Since passenger demand has increased, both the airport and airlines have advised travellers to follow a number of instructions to increase their chances of a smooth journey.
Heading out on an easyJet flight to London Luton on Thursday afternoon, we were told by the airline to arrive two hours before our flight to allow plenty of time.
Departures was busy when we arrived, with lots of people milling around and dropping off cases for their flights.
However, to skip luggage queues (and avoid the new hefty charge for a carry on bag), we just took a small backpack for the night.
In another bid to save time, we packed all of our liquids into a clear airport bag before heading to the airport, which cut out the frantic rummage through your bag before security.
Although busy, security appeared to be moving well, with a number of lanes open to let passengers through. Thankfully, our time saving tactics paid off, as our bag did not end up in the long queue of flagged trays.
At the point we passed, there was about 10 trays waiting to be looked through, so if we'd been caught up in it it would definitely have put some pressure on time.
Our flight itself was completely booked out, with a large crowd gathered at the gait waiting to board. Another easyJet flight was announced as delayed while we waited, but luckily we were running only a few minutes behind.
With face covering rules still applying in Scotland, most people in the terminal were appearing to comply, with those without masks either children or people eating and drinking.
From there, most things were smooth sailing, with the flight taking off from Edinburgh without any serious hiccups and arriving into London Luton early.
Heading back to Edinburgh
Returning to Edinburgh Airport the following day, we came back through London Luton, which was also bursting at the seams with holiday makers.
With face covering rules no longer in place in England, they are not required moving through the building, and only a rare few chose to wear them anyway.
Thankfully, the flight appeared to be on time when we arrived, and the security queues were again, manageable, if you had followed all the rules correctly.
However, once we were called to the gait, we were informed due to the flight being a Scotland route, that Scottish face covering rules would apply once we moved through the boarding gait.
This was followed by almost everyone, however after having our boarding passes scanned, we were all crammed into a hot room with no seating for almost 25 minutes, with many giving up and whisking them off during this time.
Eventually, and running a few minutes late, we got onto the plane, and everyone happily popped their masks on again.
After arriving in Edinburgh, we only had to wait a few minutes for stairs to be attached to the plane, with luggage reclaim only a 10 minute wait due to the evening nature of the flight.
All in all, our journey really wasn't too unpleasant, and we were lucky enough to avoid any major disasters.
However, although lucky, we followed all the advice given by the airport and airlines to ensure as breezy a trip as possible, and when it comes to cancellations, it can just be a simple game of chance.
So, if you're planning on jetting off in the next few weeks or months, remember to follow the rules, leave plenty of time and fingers crossed you make it.
