The airport says the evacuation is a precaution while it investigates, with passengers unable to enter the South Terminal while the investigation is in progress. The airport says the North Terminal is operating normally. National Rail says no trains will be stopping at the airport station while the incident is investigated.

London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered when a suspicious item was found in a passenger’s luggage.

An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport and one of its terminals evacuated after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage.