By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:37 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:44 EST, 7 January 2014 . Edinburgh airport was reopening tonight after dozens of flights were cancelled because a suspicious package was found. A passenger going through security was apparently found with traces of explosives on his bands and bag and an immediate investigation was launched. The terminal building was evacuated and it is understood a male passenger was being questioned by police about the incident. However, tonight police concluded there was no threat and efforts were being made to return the airport to normal. Alert: Emergency services at the airport today where police investigated a bomb scare which was later found to be a hoax . Alert: Edinburgh airport was evacuated this afternoon after a suspicious package was found in the security area . A source told the Telegraph . that the man was going through security when traces of explosives were . found. The fire alarm was set off and around 300 passengers were . evacuated. A 100-metre cordon was put in . place around the package although people who were already through . security were allowed to remain inside. Inbound planes were diverted to Glasgow as the incident was dealt with while outbound flights were cancelled. Jamie . Wale, 26, an electrician travelling with his wife and son, said: 'We . were waiting at baggage reclaim after coming off our flight from . Alicante with about 200 people when the fire alarm went off. 'The Tannoy started saying something like "Stay where you are, the building is being evacuated". 'It went off just after 2pm, and about 45 minutes later we were evacuated as we were told we were in a safe area.' Mr . Wale, from Harthill, North Lanarkshire, said: 'We were told nothing . about what was actually happening but there was armed police at the . front doors from what we could see. Evacuation: Police said that a 'suspicious package' had been found and army bomb disposal experts have been called in . 'There was loads of fire engines and ambulances in the parking lot and people had been evacuated into a nearby car park. 'From what I could see, there were three of four planes which still had passengers on them.' Passenger . Mac Nicoll tweeted: 'There was a suspect package in the X-Ray . machine at about 1315 when I walked through security. It's cordoned off. 'We're inside now due to rain. In the eastern part of terminal. Fire alarm is still going. 2 planes landed, none taking off.' Security alert: People are led away from the terminal building this afternoon by police after the suspicious package was found . Evacuation: Crowds gathered outside the airport after being told to leave the terminal building . Chief Inspector David Campbell from Police Scotland's Border Policing Command said: 'As part of a routine bag search at the airport, suspicions were raised about the contents of one item of hand luggage and the decision was taken to evacuate the airport while the appropriate enquiries could be carried out. 'We are now satisfied there isn't, nor was there ever, any risk to the public and the airport will now begin to reopen. 'We would like to thank the public for their patience and co-operation during the emergency service response.' Gordon Dewar, chief executive of the airport, told Sky News that police found there was no threat and efforts were now being made to return the airport to normal. Mr Dewar told Sky News: 'Round about two o'clock we had an unidentified threat that triggered an investigation in terms of being an issue of airport security. Emergency services attend the scene following the discovery of a suspicious package at Edinburgh Airport . Security personnel at Edinburgh Airport put a 100-metre cordon was put in place around the package . Inbound planes were diverted to Glasgow as the incident was dealt with while outbound flights were cancelled . Passengers wait for news at Edinburgh Airport after it was evacuated . Tonight police concluded there was no threat and efforts were being made to return the airport to normal . 'Unfortunately that meant as part of . that we had to evacuate the terminal building so it's effectively been . closed since about 2.15pm and we've not been able to operate as normal, . clearly in that time there has been a very extensive investigation with . police and authorities and I'm delighted to say that they've now . concluded that there is no threat, obviously it has taken some time to . do that, so the challenge now will be once they have handed back the . site to us that we get the airport back up to full operation. 'We'll . do that relatively quickly but inevitably passengers and aircraft may . not be where we need them and it will be a number of hours yet before we . can get to some normality. 'We . now this causes huge disruption and upset to people, we have done our . best to mitigate that and make people as comfortable as possible in the . circumstances but it's a cold wet day in Edinburgh, there's limited . facilities when the terminal is shut and we just want to make sure . people can now get away on their travels as best as possible. 'All . we can do now is keep people informed, try to help the airlines get . back to normality and get as many people away on their journey as . possible.'
Police bomb squad called in to investigate package in the security area .
Police later concluded the bag never posed any threat .
Terminal building evacuated while an investigation git underway .
Package spotted while going through X-ray machine, reports say .
Inbound flights diverted to Glasgow and outbound flights cancelled .
By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:37 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:44 EST, 7 January 2014 . Edinburgh airport was reopening tonight after dozens of flights were cancelled because a suspicious package was found. A passenger going through security was apparently found with traces of explosives on his bands and bag and an immediate investigation was launched. The terminal building was evacuated and it is understood a male passenger was being questioned by police about the incident. However, tonight police concluded there was no threat and efforts were being made to return the airport to normal. Alert: Emergency services at the airport today where police investigated a bomb scare which was later found to be a hoax . Alert: Edinburgh airport was evacuated this afternoon after a suspicious package was found in the security area . A source told the Telegraph . that the man was going through security when traces of explosives were . found. The fire alarm was set off and around 300 passengers were . evacuated. A 100-metre cordon was put in . place around the package although people who were already through . security were allowed to remain inside. Inbound planes were diverted to Glasgow as the incident was dealt with while outbound flights were cancelled. Jamie . Wale, 26, an electrician travelling with his wife and son, said: 'We . were waiting at baggage reclaim after coming off our flight from . Alicante with about 200 people when the fire alarm went off. 'The Tannoy started saying something like "Stay where you are, the building is being evacuated". 'It went off just after 2pm, and about 45 minutes later we were evacuated as we were told we were in a safe area.' Mr . Wale, from Harthill, North Lanarkshire, said: 'We were told nothing . about what was actually happening but there was armed police at the . front doors from what we could see. Evacuation: Police said that a 'suspicious package' had been found and army bomb disposal experts have been called in . 'There was loads of fire engines and ambulances in the parking lot and people had been evacuated into a nearby car park. 'From what I could see, there were three of four planes which still had passengers on them.' Passenger . Mac Nicoll tweeted: 'There was a suspect package in the X-Ray . machine at about 1315 when I walked through security. It's cordoned off. 'We're inside now due to rain. In the eastern part of terminal. Fire alarm is still going. 2 planes landed, none taking off.' Security alert: People are led away from the terminal building this afternoon by police after the suspicious package was found . Evacuation: Crowds gathered outside the airport after being told to leave the terminal building . Chief Inspector David Campbell from Police Scotland's Border Policing Command said: 'As part of a routine bag search at the airport, suspicions were raised about the contents of one item of hand luggage and the decision was taken to evacuate the airport while the appropriate enquiries could be carried out. 'We are now satisfied there isn't, nor was there ever, any risk to the public and the airport will now begin to reopen. 'We would like to thank the public for their patience and co-operation during the emergency service response.' Gordon Dewar, chief executive of the airport, told Sky News that police found there was no threat and efforts were now being made to return the airport to normal. Mr Dewar told Sky News: 'Round about two o'clock we had an unidentified threat that triggered an investigation in terms of being an issue of airport security. Emergency services attend the scene following the discovery of a suspicious package at Edinburgh Airport . Security personnel at Edinburgh Airport put a 100-metre cordon was put in place around the package . Inbound planes were diverted to Glasgow as the incident was dealt with while outbound flights were cancelled . Passengers wait for news at Edinburgh Airport after it was evacuated . Tonight police concluded there was no threat and efforts were being made to return the airport to normal . 'Unfortunately that meant as part of . that we had to evacuate the terminal building so it's effectively been . closed since about 2.15pm and we've not been able to operate as normal, . clearly in that time there has been a very extensive investigation with . police and authorities and I'm delighted to say that they've now . concluded that there is no threat, obviously it has taken some time to . do that, so the challenge now will be once they have handed back the . site to us that we get the airport back up to full operation. 'We'll . do that relatively quickly but inevitably passengers and aircraft may . not be where we need them and it will be a number of hours yet before we . can get to some normality. 'We . now this causes huge disruption and upset to people, we have done our . best to mitigate that and make people as comfortable as possible in the . circumstances but it's a cold wet day in Edinburgh, there's limited . facilities when the terminal is shut and we just want to make sure . people can now get away on their travels as best as possible. 'All . we can do now is keep people informed, try to help the airlines get . back to normality and get as many people away on their journey as . possible.'
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