UK's Birmingham Airport returning to normal operation after security incident


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024

The logo of Birmingham Airport is seen in this file photo, in Birmingham, Britain, February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recibe/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Operations at Birmingham Airport in central England will be returning to normal after reports of a suspicious vehicle on Wednesday had earlier led to cancelled flights.

"Following a police investigation, some passengers were evacuated and we had to suspend departing flights for a couple of hours. That investigation has now concluded, and operations will slowly be returning to normal," an airport spokesperson said in a statement.

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