Gatwick Airport south terminal evacuated over security concerns

We’ve been waiting here for hours and our flight just keeps being pushed back,

Eve told The Independent

Everything has been badly handled, with no idea what’s going on,

she said

With Gatwick Airport on security alert and severe weather expected this week, the risk of a travel disruption disaster feels imminent

Peter Slater, the company's CEO, said

When we got outside we didn't know where to go because there were no staff there,

Ms Seal

I don't feel well when we don't have much information.

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In the end, a load of us ended up walking from the south terminal to the north terminal, and it was freezing,

she said

The security incident at Gatwick will have been deeply concerning for travellers, and while the terminal has now reopened, knock-on delays are likely

Travel, said

If passengers can show that they were caught up in the security incident, and are allowed back into Gatwick South today, then they would be moved onto the next available flight to the same destination

Mr Charles said

Police have concluded their investigation into a report of a suspect package at Gatwick Airport

In a statement issues at 4pm, the force said

The earlier security alert has now been resolved and cleared by police

The airport released a statement at 2.44pm which said

We were meant to be taking off at 12.30

Mr Betts, from West Morley in Kent, told MailOnline

Gatwick has brought out some water for us - when the sun's out it's alright,

he added optimistically

We were guided downstairs, nobody told us why

Cambridge passenger Jon Hunt, who had been due to fly to Florida, told the BBC

We're aware of speculation online about an incident in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Nine Elms

A spokesperson for the Met Police said of the embassy incident

We were moved to our departure gate and are sitting here waiting with no information on if our flight will take off or not. We have no idea when we are going to leave … nobody has disembarked from planes either,

Cook said

Police were called to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport at 8.20am on Friday following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage,

it said in a statement

A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution while we continue to investigate a security incident

Gatwick Airport said in a statement on X

Looks like they are only evacuating the main terminal and pushing people to the gates.

One passenger

Police are telling people get out now and get as far away as possible."

A passenger told The Sun

Everything is just deserted - I've never seen anything like it."

She added