Birmingham Airport, located in the center of England, was affected by flight cancellations and an evacuation following a report of a suspicious vehicle, according to the police and the airport itself. The police urged passengers not to come to the airport due to the situation.
Operations at Birmingham Airport, the seventh busiest in the UK with 11.5 million passengers last year, were suspended. The police recommended that passengers with flights scheduled for Wednesday contact their respective airlines and check the airport's website for updates.
According to the local newspaper Birmingham Live, passengers were restricted from disembarking from planes, access for drivers was denied, and all transport links to the airport were canceled. West Midlands Police confirmed they were dealing with an ongoing incident at the site.
In the words of West Midlands Police: "West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an incident at the scene."
