ALERT: London – Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 Security Issue and Delays (May 5, 2017)

 Friday May 5, 2017

Alert: London – Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 Security Issue and Delays

Friday morning, flights from Terminal 3 at London’s Heathrow airport were temporarily suspended due to a security issue. Passengers have experienced long lines and delays as a result.

According to Reuters:

London’s Heathrow airport briefly suspended departures from one of its terminals on Friday due to what police said was a report of a luggage X-ray having found a suspicious item.

An airport spokeswoman said the suspension at terminal 3 had been caused by “a security issue” but did not elaborate.

“We are working with Heathrow terminal 3 after a report of a suspicious item detected by an X-ray of luggage,” London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

Heathrow, which has five main terminals, is one of the world’s busiest airports and terminal 3 mainly services long-haul flights, although it also offers some European destinations.

The UK’s Guardian reports:

Flights at Heathrow airport were briefly suspended after a suspicious item was detected by an x-ray of luggage at Terminal 3.

Metropolitan police were still working with airport authorities after the discovery at about 8am on Friday triggered a security alert.

As flights resumed, passengers complained on Twitter about the subsequent delays and long queues.

A spokesman for Heathrow said: “Departures were suspended for a short time from Terminal 3 due to a security issue. We are very sorry to any passengers whose journeys are affected. The safety and security of our passengers and colleagues is paramount.”

The security alert comes the day after a man arriving at Heathrow on a flight from Turkey was arrested on suspicion of terrorism-related crime. There is no suggestion the arrest and security alert are related.

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