UK: Manchester airport terminal set to reopen after security scare

Terminal two at the Manchester airport was closed earlier on Tuesday evening after police began an assessment of reports of a suspicious package.

Terminal Two at Britain's Manchester Airport will reopen after Greater Manchester Police found no security threat following reports of a suspicious package, a spokesperson for the airport said on Tuesday.

A passenger wearing a face-covering walks past the Ryanair check-in desks at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain.  (File Photo / REUTERS)

"...Greater Manchester Police is satisfied that there is no security threat and has lifted the cordon that was in place," the spokesperson said in a statement, adding that the terminal will reopen within the next hour.

The terminal was closed earlier on Tuesday evening after police began an assessment of reports of a suspicious package.

In a previous statement, the airport said a "controlled evacuation" was taking place.