Heathrow Airport terminal 2 ‘evacuated’ leaving holidaymakers furious and England fans fearing being stranded
HEATHROW Airport’s Terminal 2 has reportedly been evacuated – leaving holidaymakers furious.
England fans jetting off to Germany for tomorrow’s quarter final clash with Switzerland now fear being stranded.
Images posted to social media show stranded flyers amassed inside the airport while other images show emergency vehicles.
Some reported to have been waiting close to an hour outside the airport.
A Heathrow spokesperson said: “This morning our teams worked with emergency services to respond to an incident in Terminal 2 which has now been resolved.
“We ask passengers to check with their airline if flying from Terminal 2, the rest of the airport is operating normally.”
It is not immediately clear what the incident that caused the reported emergency evacuation.
People shared their frustration on social media having to wait in the rain.
One said: “Big up everyone squeezing through to the front of the throng outside Heathrow terminal 2, you’re definitely going to get through, the rest of us stood here waiting for 40+ minutes are clearly just doing it for lolz.”
Another said: “Airport staff being let back into Terminal 2 at Heathrow, which has been evacuated for the last hour.”
While a third wrote: “At Heathrow Terminal 2, was evacuated, but no official info. trying to decide whether to leave the airport or stay for security reentry and rebooking.”
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