The airport says the evacuation is a precaution while it investigates, with passengers unable to enter the South Terminal while the investigation is in progress. The airport says the North Terminal is operating normally. National Rail says no trains will be stopping at the airport station while the incident is investigated.

London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered when a suspicious item was found in a passenger’s luggage.

Two people detained during a security incident at Gatwick Airport have been allowed to continue their journeys after a suspect package saw a "large part" of the South Terminal evacuated.

Two people were temporarily detained by police after reports of a suspicious package meant Gatwick Airport's South Terminal was evacuated. The South Terminal, one of two at the airport, was shut at 10:55 GMT on Friday while an explosive ordnance disposal team "made the package safe".

Gatwick Airport has evacuated “a large part” of the south terminal following the discovery of a “suspected prohibited item in luggage”, Sussex Police have confirmed. Thousands of passengers are currently gathered in the airport waiting for an update, with flight disruptions expected into the afternoon.

Train service is resuming and people are returning to the South Terminal at London Gatwick Airport after a security alert forced the evacuation of part of the city's secondary international hub Friday.

London's Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in Britain, reopened a terminal on Friday after a security alert earlier in the day forced its evacuation and caused travel disruption for thousands of people.

London's Gatwick airport evacuated part of its south terminal on Friday over an unspecified "security incident."

Following the earlier security alert, London Gatwick Airport is now open and flights are operating from both terminals. Due to the earlier disru