Travellers have been told to "immediately evacuate" Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport due to an "incident" with people talking of "chaotic" scenes on social media.
A video has been shared showing a large crowd of people hurriedly leaving Terminal 3 at the airport while an alarm blares out.
A message over the tannoy is calling for the "immediate evacuation".
"Attention please, an incident has arisen that necessitates the immediate evacuation of this area," says the voice.
There are also images on social media of armed police at the scene.
Another message given out tells people to "follow any further instructions that maybe given by staff."
One person tweeted: "Whole of terminal 3 being evacuated at Manchester airport. No news yet but everyone is leaving."
Another traveller wrote that an arrest has been made at the terminal.
"Delayed at the airport gate bc someone’s getting arrested. I love mess," they said.
While one Twitter user has called it "chaotic" with a lack of information but that the terminal is now open again.
"Manchester Airport evacuation of Terminal 3. Chaotic.. Everyone told to leave and go outside but barely anyone hearing instructions. Now open again. Long queues," he tweeted.
There are also reports that large queues are now gathering outside due to the evacuation slowing down the movement of travellers through the security controls.
"Manchester Airport Terminal 3 was evacuated about an hour ago and queues for security are now extending into the multi story car park," wrote a passenger.
One person tweeted that they have had a "two hour" wait to get through security.
Manchester Airport has seen long queues over recent months due to many people looking to get away after the Covid crisis combined with airlines suffering from staff shortages.
The Mirror has contacted Manchester Airport for comment.
