Police have called a bomb-disposal squad to Gatwick Airport and a terminal was evacuated after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage.
A large part of the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport was evacuated on Friday morning, with passengers warned to stay away after police said a suspected prohibited item was discovered in luggage at 8.20am.
Travellers flying from the south terminal have been unable to check-in since the incident began and are facing huge delays, with flight disruption at the airport already underway. Pictures posted on social media show passengers wrapped in emergency foil blankets to shield themselves from the cold as they wait outside the building.