Additional temporary security measures have been put in place by UK Border Force.
Travellers have taken to social media to express their frustration at missed flights as a result long delays in passing through security gates at the airport.
Reports suggest that a tannoy announcement is currently advising travellers that the delays are down to a ‘national incident’ and that the airport is currently ‘operating at capacity’.
1st photos taken at 1250. Queue didn’t move for an hour. Missed flight to Southampton. Still not through security. ‘Priority security’ not moving either. “Additional security checks have been introduced due to an ongoing National incident” @Glasgow_Live @GLA_Airport @FlyLoganair pic.twitter.com/L22GvIJDqP
— Iain Mac a'Phì (@EEN_EEN_EEN) September 6, 2023
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport confirmed to The Herald that “additional temporary security measures have been put in place by UK Border Force” at the airport.
UPDATE #1 Police confirm they are ‘looking for someone’
UPDATE #2 Police are issuing an urgent appeal to the public to help trace a 21-year-old man who has escaped from prison. Daniel Abed Khalife (27.09.01) was reported to police after escaping from HMP Wandsworth this morning, Wednesday 6 September. Khalife was on remand at HMP Wandsworth, awaiting trial in relation to terrorism and Official Secrets Act offences. From our initial enquiries, it is believed he escaped from the prison at approximately 07:50hrs. Khalife was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown steel toe cap boots. He is of slim build, has short brown hair and is around 6ft 2ins tall. Khalife has links to the Kingston area. It is believed he most likely remains in the London area at this time, although he may have travelled further afield.
