Terror attack airport reopens

12 April 2012

Glasgow Airport's main terminal has reopened to travellers a day after the terrorist attack.

The airport was closed to all travellers after a Jeep Cherokee -apparently packed with gas canisters - was rammed into the front of the main terminal building and set alight.

Earlier, airport bosses began a phased opening of the airport, with passengers initially checking in at the smaller T2 terminal.

Shortly after 3pm the main terminal building was re-opened - despite the burned out Cherokee still being there.

The area around the vehicle is cordoned off as forensic tests are carried out.

And with most of the main forecourt still cordoned off, travellers are being directed into the terminal building via a side entrance.

Donald Morrison, a spokesman for airport operators BAA, said: "We have started to allow passengers into the main terminal. That's a big boost for us in terms of our operations, because we can open more of the check-ins.

"The main check-in area is operational and we are working on bringing the whole of the airport into operation as quickly as we can. Things are beginning to return to some semblance of normality and hopefully tomorrow we will see the operation picking up and there will be fewer cancellations."

An estimated 47 flights are expected to leave the airport, with between 15 and 20 cancellations and a further five flights diverted to Edinburgh, Prestwick and Newcastle airports.

There was a heavy police presence at the airport, with hundreds of people queuing outside the building this morning waiting to check-in.

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