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| Passenger heard about Glasgow Airport flight alert on Twitter | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| An Easyjet passenger discovered on Twitter that his flight was at the centre of a security alert. | |
| All flights were suspended to and from Glasgow Airport after the crew on the aircraft, which had just landed from Gatwick, raised the alarm at 10:25. | |
| Police remain at the scene of the incident, which it is understood was linked to a suspicious package. | |
| Passenger James Gale said he was not aware of any problem on board until he checked the microblogging site. | |
| The 21-year-old, from Brighton, told BBC Scotland: "No one seemed aware of anything, not visibly to me anyway. | |
| "The captain just said that we were waiting for a stand. | |
| "It was only from looking in Twitter that I found out." | |
| When the plane stopped there was an announcement to say that there was an incident on board. | |
| Mr Gale added: "The captain said there was a security incident but not on our plane, and then when we were stopped, he announced that it was our plane, and that we needed to get onto the buses and head to where we are still at now." | |
| He said the passengers were then taken off the plane and escorted to what one person later described on social media as a "survivor evacuation room". | |
| Mr Gale said he did not see anyone being arrested and confirmed police were taking personal details from passengers before they were permitted to go on their way. | |
| A spokesman from Glasgow Airport confirmed that the incident had ended and the runway reopened just before 11:00. | |
| Police Scotland said it was made aware of a security incident by the flight crew. | Police Scotland said it was made aware of a security incident by the flight crew. |
| A force spokeswoman said: "Officers and other emergency services are in attendance. | A force spokeswoman said: "Officers and other emergency services are in attendance. |
| "All the passengers have disembarked from the plane which is currently being searched by police." | "All the passengers have disembarked from the plane which is currently being searched by police." |
| An Easyjet spokeswoman said: "Easyjet can confirm that passengers on flight EZY883 from London Gatwick to Glasgow were delayed disembarking on arrival in Glasgow, purely as a precaution, due to additional security checks. | |
| "The passengers have been disembarked and taken into the terminal. | |
| "The safety and security of its passengers and crew is always Easyjet's highest priority and we would like to thank passengers for their understanding." |