A large part of Gatwick Airport's South Terminal was evacuated on Friday morning due to a “security incident”.

London's Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in Britain, reopened a terminal after a security alert earlier in the day forced its evacuation and caused travel disruption for thousands of people.

Police called to South Terminal after discovering a suspected prohibited item in luggage, authorities say.

Sussex Police said a ‘security cordon has been put in place’ inside the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport.

Sussex Police said it had been called to the South Terminal at 8.20am following the discovery of 'suspected prohibited item in luggage'.

Passengers described the scenes as 'total mayhem' after they were told to leave the terminal

An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed after a suspected prohibited item was found.

The security alert at Gatwick Airport ran in tandem with a second incident at the US Embassy in London.

Located over 48 klilometres south of London, the Gatwick Airport is the second busiest in Britain.

LONDON: British police sent a bomb disposal team to London's Gatwick Airport after a suspected prohibited item was discovered in luggage, authorities said on Friday (Nov 22), following the earlier evacuation of a passenger terminal. Sussex Police, the local force, said a security cordon would remain in pla

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Train service is resuming and people are returning to the South Terminal at London Gatwick Airport after a security alert forced the evacuation of part of the city's secondary international hub Friday.

A bomb disposal team made the suspect package "safe" before allowing for the terminal to reopen, Sussex Police said. Passengers caught up in the disruption are being urged to contact their airlines.

Police have detained two people in connection with an earlier bomb scare at Gatwick Airport which saw the South Terminal evacuated.

Gatwick Airport has been evacuated as a "large part" of the terminal has been closed off due to a "security incident" with passengers saying all flights are delayed

Here is the full list of flights that have been delayed at Gatwick Airport following an evacuation with a bomb disposal police unit called in over a "suspected prohibited item" found in luggage

Air travellers are facing chaos at Gatwick airport after the South Terminal was evacuated due to a 'security incident'.

Footage showed passengers being evacuated from the building with police warning the public to stay away from the area while they investigated the situation

Airport bosses said 'an incident' had sparked an emergency response

The South Terminal was put on "precautionary" lockdown with armed police on the scene after a "suspected prohibited item in luggage" was discovered

LONDON (AP) — A security alert at London’s Gatwick Airport delayed dozens of flights and left arriving passengers scrambling for alternative ways to get home after authorities evacuated one terminal and shut the airport train station for more than four hours on Friday.

Passengers were facing disruption after a security cordon was put in place inside the south terminal on Friday

One eyewitness described "quite a lot of panic" among people in the area as police swooped on the transport hubs.

A bomb disposal team made the suspect package "safe" before allowing for the terminal to reopen, Sussex Police said. Passengers caught up in the disruption are being urged to contact their airlines.