{"id":118309,"date":"2023-09-06T14:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=118309"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:39:12","slug":"uk-airport-at-standstill-as-national-incident-declared-while-cops-hunt-someone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/uk-airport-at-standstill-as-national-incident-declared-while-cops-hunt-someone\/","title":{"rendered":"UK airport at standstill as national incident declared while cops hunt someone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    People are missing flights and stuck in Glasgow Airport because of a "national incident" that has the cops hunting for a person of interest.<\/p>\n

    People waiting for flights at the airport face long queues with authorities checking everyone\u2019s ID as Police Scotland "look for someone," according to one traveller. <\/p>\n

    AGS, the company that operates Glasgow Airport, said additional temporary security measures have been put in place by UK Border Force, adding that they "understand this is UK-wide."<\/p>\n

    Online reports suggest Manchester Airport is the same, with checks on IDs taking place.<\/p>\n

    A tannoy announcement on Wednesday afternoon (September 6) said the delays had been caused by a 'national incident' and that 'additional security checks' were taking place.<\/p>\n

    Traveller John Robertson, who is heading to London, told the Daily Record: "When I got to security about 12.45pm it seemed a lot busier than usual. I then noticed the x-ray belts were all at a standstill.<\/p>\n

    "That\u2019s when I heard from a staff member that the police were looking for someone and that the security had been closed temporarily. After about an hour it started moving and I got through the x-ray. That\u2019s when I saw the other queue."<\/p>\n

    One social media user meanwhile claimed they had missed their flight to Southampton as a result of the disruption, while another complained of being stuck in the airport on a hot day without air conditioning.<\/p>\n

    Photographs from the scene show passengers standing in long queues outside security amid the ongoing delays. Glasgow Airport has been approached for comment, as has Police Scotland.<\/p>\n