Sussex Police said it had been called to the South Terminal at 8.20am following the discovery of 'suspected prohibited item in luggage'.
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Sussex Police said it had been called to the South Terminal at 8.20am following the discovery of 'suspected prohibited item in luggage'.Police did not elaborate further on the nature of the discovery - but are understood not to be linking the incident to an earlier bomb scare at the US Embassy in London.
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Italian Wizz Air passenger Serena Danna said she was 'locked in the plane' after her flight landed. She was later transferred to the other building. Mr Betts, from West Morley in Kent, told MailOnline: 'We were meant to be taking off at 12.30. We were just about to go through security at 10.30am when they closed the security checks area and took us outside. They said it was a complete evacuation.'
Taya Willis, 30, was due to fly to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for a weekend break at 11.25am this morning.'I was there for about 20 minutes and then was suddenly told my a member of staff that everyone had to leave as the terminal was being evacuated, it's very scary.'It looks like Covid again. Everything is just deserted - I've never seen anything like it.'
He wrote on X: 'Arrived at London Gatwick for routine connection. Got through customs to find out they're evacuating the entire airport. The airline Norwegian confirmed to MailOnline its services were landing at the South Terminal as planned, before passengers were then bussed to the North Terminal to continue their journeys.
In a statement, easyJet said its North Terminal flights were flying as normal - while those whose flights have been affected are urged to get in touch. 'Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express trains can still run through the area, but will NOT be stopping at Gatwick Airport.'
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