Leeds Bradford Airport has been evacuated amid a security alert according to reports.
Several passengers tweeted that there were no flights in or out of the airport shortly after 9:30pm.
One said they were sat at Dublin airport and being told they could not fly in.
Unconfirmed reports a flight has landed
According to social media reports a Ryanair flight from Malaga which was diverted has turned back and landed at Leeds Bradford.
Still closed
The airport remains closed four hours after police received the initial call about the suspicious package
Security staff tell witness they do not believe it is a bomb
Witness and photographer Joe Burke, 18, from Horsforth, told the Examiner: “I live about five minutes from the airport. I’d just finished work and walked in and a family member told me that there was an incident going on at the airport. I went up there.
“Security staff were turning people away about 100m from the entrance.
“I could not see any police officers but I could see police vans.One security staff member said they believe it is not a bomb and is just a suspicious package.”
He said there are still no planes taking off or landing.
Diverted flights
It is understood that flights have been diverted to the following airports: Manchester/Liverpool/Newcastle/East Midlands
Passengers leaving planes
According to eye-witnesses passengers are being led from some of the grounded planes
KLM plane diverted
KLM flight from Amsterdam which was seen circling above the airport several times is now set to land at East Midlands Airport
Flights waiting to take off
Vicky Myers said the alert has left her waiting to take off at Dublin airport.
She said: ‘I am currently sat on the runway. Our flight was supposed to leave at 8.55 but we are still sat here.
‘All we have been told by the crew is that Leeds Bradford airport is closed and we are waiting to find out more.’
Air Traffic Control
A Twitter account to record airport emergencies has reported that Air Traffic Control has been evacuated and flights grounded with passengers unable to leave
Confirmation of suspicious package
West Yorkshire Police say they were called shortly after 8pm to reports of a suspicious package. They have a cordon in place at the airport.
Nobody has told us anything
The passenger said they had been given no information to what is happening
Planes waiting on runway
Passengers have contacted the Examiner to say they landed an hour ago and are still sat on the plane waiting to disembark.
Awaiting confirmation from airport
We are currently awaiting any official confirmation of what is happening from staff at the airport
Terminals and air traffic control affected
Reports are coming in that the terminals and air traffic control have been evacuated
