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Chaos at Melbourne airport due to major security breach forces hundreds of travelers to evacuate terminal
- Thousands of passengers delayed by security breach at Melbourne Airport
- Travelers ordered Qantas flights and returned to the terminal to be re-screened
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A major security breach at Melbourne airport is expected to lead to widespread chaos across the country.
Qantas passengers were ejected and evacuated from the terminal to be re-screened by security, leading to chaotic scenes Tuesday morning.
Photos and footage show thousands waiting to be re-displayed as questions meander outside the terminal.
All Qantas’ operations are currently at a standstill at the airport.
“A passenger appears to have accidentally moved from an unscreened area to a gated area of the Melbourne airport,” the statement said.
“As a precautionary measure, all Qantas operations have been suspended and passengers in the terminal are being re-screened, causing delays to some services this morning.”
Thousands of travelers at Melbourne Airport have been delayed by a major security breach. Pictured are the chaotic scenes on Tuesday morning
Tim Joyce had just boarded his Brisbane flight when the pilot ordered everyone off the plane.
“I was on a flight about a minute before I took off and the pilot tells us a passenger slipped through security or someone slipped through security at the airport,” Mr Joyce told the Today show.
“They have evacuated every person who has undergone a screening so that everyone can be re-screened.
“It seems very serious. There are thousands of people waiting at six in the morning.”
He stressed that despite the chaos, the airline’s communication was excellent.