So we waited and waited for our plane to arrive at the airport to pick us up. The first time it was delayed we had to go to gate 55E; then we were told to leave the gate because it might arrive at another gate. The funny thing about the previous is that we had to eventually go back to that gate to leave; needless to say after a long wait we finally got on the plane and made our way to Edinburgh.
Sounds like everything worked out for the best.