Manchester Airport train station was evacuated and a man was detained after reports of a suspicious package. Greater Manchester Police said bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion and a barrier has been put in place.
Police rushed to the airport’s train station in reports of a suspicious package, the airport interchange and surrounding offices were evacuated.
All trains, trams and buses were suspended but have now been allowed to work again and the stations are reopened.
⚠️Following the police dealing with an incident at#ManchesterAirport, the station has reopened.
Trains to / from Manchester Airport may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled while services return to normal.
Disruption is expected to continue until approximately 12:30.
— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) September 23, 2019
All flights were unaffected.
Police confirm that controlled explosion took place at Manchester airport. Cordon still in place, traffic pretty gridlocked on roads leading to airport pic.twitter.com/47MoMQbqpE
— Maya Wolfe-Robinson (@mwolferobinson)
