Ghostly Apparitions at Edinburgh Airport
After having read a recent report of a ghostly orb photographed near Edinburgh airport we have been interested to hear of other paranormal activity in the vicinity of the popular airport.
Ian, a transfer bus driver who works for Edinburgh airport car parks, has reported several sightings of ghostly apparitions around the airport. Now you might be forgiven for thinking that, maybe, he’d been enjoying a wee dram or three. But Ian is a responsible bus driver who is very down to earth, honest and never drinks while at work.
He has reported having seen what appears to be a woman, dressed in white, with a shawl covering her head. He has seen this ghostly apparition on several occasions, after dark, close to Ingliston. He reports that the apparition appears to float above the ground, staying quite static before fading to nothing. Ian says that seeing the ghost is in no way frightening. He reports that he was once able to watch as the apparition appeared to become increasingly distinct before fading to nothing over a period of about 20 seconds.
Ian also reports having seen another ghostly apparition in another area around Edinburgh airport close to the airport car parks off Almond road. In this case the apparition was clearly that of a pilot from the first world war.
Given the history of the airport as an air force training base, established in 1915, this comes as no surprise. Ian says that he has only seen this apparition on one occasion but his sighting is backed up by workmates in that area of the airport who say that they regularly encounter the ghost of an airman who they think is responsible for ‘moving’ items around their office. They also report hearing the ghostly sound of distant aircraft engine noise, not caused by the modern aircraft that currently use the airport.
There have been a number of ghostly apparitions both seen and felt at Glasgow international airport. One of the most recent was on the bank of White Cart Water which runs close to one of Glasgow airport’s car parks, under the M8. Visitors to the long stay car park report seeing what appeared to be a boy sat on the bank, staring across towards the industrial complex on the opposite bank. Some say that this is the spirit of a young boy who drowned in the water way.
Whilst these reports must be treated with some skepticism, there is no doubt that Scotland is rich with paranormal activity. Each year there are many reports of inexplicable sightings, ghostly apparitions, orbs and even a monster that lives in a lake. I am looking forward to my next visit when I’ll be tracking down some more ghost reports from around the Scottish highlands.