Police incident at Manchester Airport closes terminal causing long motorway tailbacks

Passengers rushing to Manchester Airport have ditched their taxis to walk on the hard shoulder after an incident in one of the terminals (Picture: ASP)

Part of Manchester Airport is in lockdown after a police incident in one of its terminals during school half-term holidays.

Passengers have been caught in long delays after Terminal 2 forecourts were shut at the airport this afternoon.

Manchester Airport said in an update: ‘Due to a police incident, the upper and lower level forecourts of Terminal 2 are currently closed.

‘Those dropping off passengers at Termin...