Flights at Luton airport have resumed after a security alert. The airport was effectively shut down Monday afternoon while bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on an object found in the security area.
Luton based airline Easyjet has cancelled all flights out of the airport until Tuesday morning, following a security aleart earlier. A suspicious package was found in the security area at about 1.30pm, prompting an evacuation and the effective closure of the airport. Other flights have been diverted to Stansted and Birmingham.
A passenger's hand luggage, which had been left unattended, sparked the major security alert which closed Luton airport for several hours.
Luton airport in Bedfordshire has been evacuated following a security alert, disrupting air travel for thousands of passengers.