The airport said that a 'large part' of the terminal had been evacuated 'as a precaution'
Gatwick Airport has evacuated a “large part” of its south terminal as it investigates a “security incident”.
“Everyone ran out and there was an air of pandemonium,” said Laurence Kemball-Cook, 39, who was due to fly to Portugal today. He added that the situation has now “calmed down” but there is still no information about his flight, which was due to leave at 10:40am. Passengers due to fly from the south terminal have been asked to wait at the north terminal for further announcements. Some 100,000 passengers were due to fly in and out of the airport on Friday, but it is likely many will miss their flights.
The family’s flight was due to leave at 10:40am but there is still no information about when it will leave.that his wife was changing his baby’s nappy while he was having a coffee in Pret A Manger when the evacuation was called. One X user, Nick Meacham, wrote that he got through customs for a routine connection only to “find out they’re evacuating the whole airport”., accompanied by videos of crowds and long queues.
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