Birmingham airport suspends operations after security incident on Aer Lingus flight

There had initially been reports of a suspicious item on a plane, but West Midlands police later confirmed that the item was not suspicious, and the airport reopened at 6 pm

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024 - 20:13

Jessica Murray and Vikram Dodd

Birmingham Airport temporarily suspended operations on Tuesday because of a security incident on an aircraft.

There had initially been reports of a suspicious item on a plane, but West Midlands police later confirmed that the item was not suspicious, and the airport reopened at 6 pm.