Jersey Airport evacuated with all flights suspended after ‘security incident’ as armed cops swoop in
JERSEY Airport has been evacuated with all flights suspected after a “security incident”, with armed cops swooping in.
Police along with firefighters rushed to the island’s airport in the early hours of this morning.
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BBCPassengers have described the airport as being ‘covered with police’[/caption]
BBCGeorge Bridger was on the way to a stag do in Dublin[/caption]
An alarm reportedly went off at around 6.30am, with the 200 people inside urgently evacuated to designated assembly points.
Meanwhile, traffic was also diverted away from the area.
Travellers have now been urgently warned by Jersey Police “to avoid attending the airport until further notice”.
In a statement, the Ports of Jersey added: “The airport has been evacuated due to a security incident and we are working with States of Jersey Police to manage the incident.
“Airport Operations are currently suspended. We are advising passengers to contact their airlines for updates.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate the cooperation and understanding of passengers during this time.
“Our top priority is ensuring the safety and security of everyone at the airport.”
Airport operations director Ashley Maggs said this morning that they were “taking every precaution”.
In a later press conference at 9.30am, he said the incident was “evolving well” – and that the airport was expected to reopen in “a couple of hours”.
He added: “Some bags are still in central search and obviously we’ll have to go through a process of taking bags off the plane if they’re on the plane or anything in central search is going to be re-screened.
BBC Operations director Ashley Maggs said the situation was ‘developing well’[/caption]
“Please don’t come to the airport, all airport operations are suspended until further notice.”
Elaborating further on the incident, he said: “We received information and we had to investigate [its] credibility.
“It is deemed as non-credible but obviously we have to take very precaution.
“We’ve got the expertise on Island. We’ve got the people here that are helping support us.”
Passengers on scheduled flights – which include have been urged to contact their airlines for updates.
Speaking on BBC Radio Jersey, one passenger George Bridger, told how he was on his way to a stag do in Dublin when the events unfolded.
He said he had gone through security and got a drink when the alarms started going off.
George and fellow travellers were then escorted out to the car park, as emergency services flooded in.
“Armed police arrived, fire trucks and lots of police vehicles turned up at the airport, I think we all realised it was a serious matter,” he said.
Another passenger, Rena Dunphy, said the airport was “covered with police at the minute”.
She added that she filed out to an assembly point follow the alarm at around 6.30am.
More than 100 people, including airport staff, chose to wait at the nearby Strive Health Club for updates.
However, they were eventually told to go home until further notice and to check the website for more information.
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