Glasgow Airport chaos as security gate urgently closed with police 'looking for someone'
Passengers have reported waiting in long queues and having to get their ID cards checked
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Passengers at Glasgow Airport are facing heavy travel disruption after a security gate has been closed as police search for someone.
Reports of a "national incident" at the airport have thrown travellers into chaos, with many reporting heavy delays as authorities have said that all airlines are currently affected.
Police are checking passengers ID's once they have gone through security, according to the Daily Record.
Passengers have also been blocked from entering the building as it is reportedly “at capacity”.
Arrivals at Glasgow airport
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“The airport have now started making tannoy announcements saying the disruption is due to a ‘national incident’ and police are checking every ID after you have gone through security/before you go into departure gates,” one passenger told the Daily Record.
“I am now through and waiting for my flight thank goodness.
“Departures is very quiet as so few people have seemingly made it through so far due to security backlog.”
A second traveller heading to London said: “When I got to security about 12.45pm it seemed a lot busier than usual.
Planes parked on the tarmac at Glasgow airport
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“I then noticed the x-ray belts were all at a standstill.
"That’s 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’s when I saw the other queue.
“The police had set a checkpoint up just before you entered duty free and every passenger had to go through a passport check by border force officers.”
The man continued: “The same idea as when you normally arrive from abroad.
“I’m not sure what was going on but it seems like they were looking for someone specific.
“There was no communication with passengers at all.
“A woman beside me thinks she missed her flight but she couldn’t get back out of the security area to check and there were no staff providing info.”
In response, airline Loganair wrote: “In light of all airlines being affected by the recent security situation, please allow additional time to retrieve your luggage.
“If you have any other issues, please get in touch with our handling agents, who will advise further.”
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said: “Additional temporary security measures have been put in place by UK Border Force. Understand this is UK wide.”
Additional reporting by Oliver Trapnell
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