Glasgow Airport latest: Police find 'nothing' after plane searched during security alert

Police conducted a search of the plane
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Jacob Jarvis30 April 2019

Nothing of note was found on a plane searched by police amid a security alert at Glasgow Airport today.

All flights to and from the terminal were temporarily suspended on Tuesday, after the alarm was raised by the crew about an issue at 10.25am.

The alert involved an easyJet flight from Gatwick Airport, which was subsequently investigated.

Police said the plane was searched with a "negative" result and passengers from the flight were spoken to then able to continue their journeys.

Flights were suspended at the airport
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A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "All passengers from the affected flight have been spoken to by officers and able to continue their journeys.

"The plane has been searched with a negative result and nothing has been found.

"The circumstances surrounding the nature of the security alert will continue to be investigated."

There have been no reports of any injuries and flights have returned to normal.

Passengers waited in the Glasgow Airport terminal while police searched the easyJet aircraft
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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."

Earlier in the day images emerged on social media of passengers being "dumped" in a room, with complaints they were not being given any information.

James Gale had been on the flight and said he had not been made aware of any incident until after landing.

He described the atmosphere as being "calm" on board the aircraft.

The 21-year-old from Brighton said: "The captain just said we were waiting for a stand and I found out (about the security alert) from Twitter.

"We stopped and there was an announcement to say there's an incident on our plane."

A Glasgow Airport spokesman said: "At 10.25am, emergency services attended an arriving easyJet flight from Gatwick following reports of a security alert on board.

"Operations were temporarily suspended until the incident was stood down and normal operations resumed after 22 minutes."

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