London City Airport has reportedly been evacuated (Image: Getty)
London City Airport was evacuated earlier this evening, with claims that flights had to circle overhead, unable to land.
Flight radar appeared to show several flights being held in a holding pattern over the Thames.
Images from the scene showed hoards of passengers stranded outside the airport.
Ben Clatworthy, Transport and Travel Correspondent at The Times, wrote: “London City Airport evacuated and inbound planes in holding pattern over the Thames Estuary.
“Hundreds of passengers being held outside the terminal.” The airport has now welcomed passengers back in, citing an “incident” as the reason for the evacuation. It is not clear what the nature of the incident was and whether flights have been delayed as a result.
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The airport has reopened
The airport has confirmed that it has welcomed passengers back in.
As a result of an earlier incident at London City Airport the landside area of the airport was briefly evacuated as a precaution.We apologise for any inconvenience caused, however the safety of our passengers and staff is our number one priority. The incident has now beenu2026
u2014 London City Airport (@LondonCityAir)
Express has approached London City Airport for comment
This website has made contact with London City Airport to get official clarification on the situation.
We will post an update as soon as we have it.
Flight radar appears to show circling planes
An image shared by Times reporter Ben Clatworthy appears to show aircraft circling over London City Airport.
Flight radar over London (Image: X.com)
An image from the scene
One delayed passenger has shared an image on social of what appears to be a large queue outside the airport.
London City Airport seemingly evacuated? In queue with several hundred people now in the parking lot.
u2014 Adam Gleave (@ARGleave)
What we know so far
There are numerous reports coming out that the airport has been evacuated, however this is yet to be independently confirmed.
Flight radar images appear to suggest at least six aircraft are being held over the Thames, but again the airport hasn’t yet confirmed this.
Pictures from the scene appear to large queues of passengers outside the airport.
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