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Cordon lifted on Terminal One at Manchester Airport

Passengers are being allowed back into Terminal One at Manchester Airport after it was evacuated when a "
suspicious bag"
was found by police.

Bomb disposal experts have examined the package and confirmed it posed no threat to the public.

Officers questioned the owner of the package but no offence had been committed, police said.

Inbound flights were diverted to other terminals but 1,200 passengers were disrupted by the security alert.

Come to the airport as planned but do expect some disruption”

The cordon around the area has been lifted and people and vehicles are being allowed into the area.

The package was picked up as it went through the X-ray machine in the search area where hand luggage is scanned.

Russell Craig said that the evacuation was a "
standard precautionary measure"
under the circumstances.

He was confident that the airport would "
be able to return things back to normal pretty quickly."


He added: "
Current advice to passengers is come to the airport as planned but do expect some disruption."


Terminals Two and Three are open as normal.