A young scallywag was taken to court and found guilty last year for aiming fireworks on short finals at EDI.
The court had heard how air traffic controllers noticed the rockets exploding from about 7.30pm for several hours until police detained the man. The controllers started to warn crews of the hazard and one pilot reported back: "If the last firework had happened a second later we would have been very close to it."
Prosecutor ........... said that the rockets, which were of the highest category which could be legally sold to the public, could have harmed the landing gear or wiring of the planes or disturbed the pilots at a difficult time of the flight.
Malcolm Robertson, spokesman for airport operators BAA, said: "Clearly we regard any behaviour of the kind which places aircraft and communities at danger as grossly irresponsible."