London’s Gatwick Airport evacuated a substantial portion of its South terminal on Friday as a precaution while investigating a security incident, delaying traffic at the UK’s second-largest airport.
Passengers would be unable to enter the terminal while the evacuation is underway, according to a Gatwick post on X.
Cirium data show that approximately 630 flights are scheduled to arrive and depart from London’s second largest airport today.
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Sussex police have set up a security perimeter in the terminal after “discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.”
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Police said they received a report at 8:20 a.m. and have dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal crew as a precaution.
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