Glasgow Airport has reopened following a security alert on board an inbound Easyjet flight from Gatwick.
All flights were suspended temporarily after crew on the aircraft alerted Police Scotland at 10.25am on Tuesday.
Security incident at #glasgowairport pic.twitter.com/FNZm05mThf
— Ben Makori (@MakoriBen) April 30, 2019
A Glasgow Airport spokesman confirmed the incident had been stood down and the runway reopened at 10.55am.
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Pictures emerged on social media of passengers being “dumped” in a room, with complaints they were not being given any information.
Just landed in Glasgow, been stuck on the runway for almost an hour and now looks like someone has a police welcome party waiting for them when they disembark. Very strange. #Glasgow #easyjet #glasgowairport pic.twitter.com/lxT951i4N3
— Kevin McCann (@kmcca5) April 30, 2019
The spokesman said: “There was a security alert on board an inbound easyJet flight from Gatwick as it landed at 10.25am.
“Emergency services attended and the incident has now been stood down.
“Operation were down for 20 minutes, but are now fully operational.
“No flights were cancelled.”
An easyJet spokeswoman said: “EasyJet can confirm that passengers on flight EZY883 from London Gatwick to Glasgow were delayed disembarking on arrival in Glasgow, purely as a precaution, due to additional security checks.
“The passengers have been disembarked and taken into the terminal.
“The safety and security of its passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority and we would like to thank passengers for their understanding.”
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A Police Scotland spokeswoman added: "All the passengers and crew members have disembarked from a plane which is currently being searched by police following a security alert reported by the crew of a flight at Glasgow Airport.
"Officers and the other emergency services are in attendance."
Kevin McCann said he and other passengers were stuck on the runway for almost an hour.
Just all been dumped in a room... needing some information from everybody #GlasgowAirport pic.twitter.com/xHQTfmYOL6
— James Gale (@JamesGale21) April 30, 2019
Flights have since returned to being operational but police remain at the scene.
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