France's Toulouse Airport Being Evacuated For Security Reasons (UPDATE: Back Open)
- by: Jeremy Smith
- (Wed, 23 Mar 2016 08:27:56 Z)
STORY UPDATED: check for updates below.
Blagnac Airport in southern France has been evacuated for security reasons, reports on social media suggest. Even passengers on board planes reportedly had to disembark.
Évacuation de l'aéroport de Toulouse Blagnac en cours. pic.twitter.com/gWarVEaRwK
-- Luc TOUCHET (@LucTOUCHET) March 23, 2016
Aéroport de Toulouse. Le personnel respecte les consignes. A l'écart. pic.twitter.com/TtBWxNX37Z
-- François Robardet (@FrRobardet) March 23, 2016
Aéroport de Toulouse. Les passagers agglutinés devant les portes d'entrée. Inconscience. pic.twitter.com/biJpdo9rPW
-- François Robardet (@FrRobardet) March 23, 2016
Airlive.net, however, reported that the airport was evacuated due to a security breach, not a suspicious package.
L'aéroport de #Toulouse évacué. Sans vraiment d'information pour l'instant... pic.twitter.com/j0NX6XgfI7
-- Pierre Caron (@PierreCaron31) March 23, 2016
Check back for updates...
Updates:
: Toulouse airport gives the all clear on twitter. Security sweep over, airport reopened, traffic resumed. Major delays to be expected:
Fin du contrôle de sécurité. L'aérogare est réouverte, le trafic aérien reprend progressivement. Retards importants à prévoir sur les vols.
— Aéroport de Toulouse (@aeroport_tls) March 23, 2016