West Midlands Police has said the airport is currently being evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle. It described this as "a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff". Birmingham Airport has announced all operations have been suspended while police deal with an incident.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “Birmingham Airport is currently being evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle. This is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff.”

Birmingham Airport in central England has cancelled flights, been evacuated and asked passengers not to turn up after a report of a suspicious vehicle, police and the airport said on Wednesday. "West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site,

Birmingham Airport has now reopened after the area was evacuated due to reports of a 'suspicious' vehicle on the site.

A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday because of a security alert.

The CAA says: "The cases have centred on whether technical faults on an aircraft could be an extraordinary circumstance. In June 2014 the English Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the Jet2 v Huzar case which provided clarity in the UK that technical problems were not an extraordinary circumstance."

Nearly all flights which were held back following a security issue at Birmingham Airport have taken off. All services were suspended after police and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team descended on the hub to investigate a suspicious vehicle just after midday on Wednesday (Oct 23).

Birmingham Airport has been evacuated following reports of a suspicious vehicle. West Midlands Police said the move was "a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff". A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site.