Passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), and Easyjet Plc, sit parked at London Gatwick airport in this aerial view taken over Crawley, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. The U.K. government will decide next week whether to expand London's main airport, Heathrow, or its rival Gatwick putting an end to decades of prevarication over what has become one of the most contentious issues in British politics. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
LONDON (Reuters) -British police sent a bomb disposal team to London's Gatwick Airport after a suspected prohibited item was discovered in luggage, authorities said on Friday, following the earlier evacuation of a passenger terminal.
Sussex Police, the local force, said a security cordon would remain in place while the matter is dealt with.
