Melbourne Airport

'We were waiting to push off and we were told there was a security breach. And that we would have to exit the plane.'

boarded the flight after inadvertently passing from an ‘unscreened’ to a ‘screened’ part of the airport in Sydney”. We are investigating how this incident occurred.” We are hoping that Qantas will hold the flight.” “As a precaution, all passengers on QF487 were escorted from the aircraft when it landed in Melbourne and taken through the screened part of the airport into the unscreened area – thereby avoiding compromising the secure section of the Melbourne terminal, which would have required all passengers who had already been through security to be rescreened,” the statement read. “A passenger appears to have inadvertently passed from an ‘unscreened’ area to a ‘screened’ area of the airport in Melbourne,” a Qantas spokesperson said in a statement. Qantas responded to the chaos on Tuesday and said all operations had been put on hold as a “precaution”.

Qantas passengers at Melbourne Airport are facing delays this morning and it's likely to have a flow on effect around the country.

Safety is our number one priority, but we know this disruption is causing some inconvenience for our passengers and we apologise for that. “A passenger appears to have inadvertently passed from an ‘unscreened’ area to a ‘screened’ area of the airport in Melbourne. Press PLAY below to hear the latest from the airport

A security breach at Melbourne Airport has caused flight delays and cancellations, with the flow on effects expected to be felt at other airports across the ...

A security breach at Melbourne Airport has forced everyone including our fully loaded plane to evacuate the terminal and be sent back through security screening. We are investigating how this incident occurred.” From CNN International, Al Jazeera, Sky News, BBC World, CNBC & more. Stream your news live & on demand with Flash. A Twitter user shared that their fully loaded plane was forced to evacuate the terminal and be sent back through security screening. Nommie (@DrNommie) “As a precaution all Qantas operations have been put on hold and passengers in the terminal are being rescreened, which is causing delays to some services this morning,” the airline said in a statement. “The breach is believed to be linked to the failure of a piece of security equipment,” the spokesperson said. Just after 11am on Tuesday Qantas, who manages security in the terminal, explained a passenger on a flight from Perth had exited “the sterile area” of the terminal to the baggage carousel instead of going directly to his connecting flight. “There are likely to be some flight delays as a result, and passengers are asked to check with their carrier for up to the minute flight information.” A spokesperson confirmed with news.com.au the airport is “currently investigating a security breach” that occurred Tuesday shortly after 9am. Travellers have been evacuated from Adelaide Airport shortly after a security breach at Melbourne Airport that forced passengers to disembark their plane.

Qantas passengers at Melbourne airport are facing delays as they wait to be re-screened after a security breach. The airline says a passenger inadvertently ...

“A passenger appears to have inadvertently passed from an ‘unscreened’ area to a ‘screened’ area of the airport in Melbourne. The airline says a passenger inadvertently passed from an ‘unscreened’ area to a ‘screened’ area of the airport. The delays are likely to have a flow-on effect across the country today.

For the second time in just over a month, a Qantas security breach has caused delays at Melbourne airport.

The September incident occurred after passengers from a small regional airport entered Sydney airport without being checked, before one person boarded their connecting flight to Melbourne before they had been screened. All passengers in the Qantas terminal at Melbourne airport had to exit to be rescreened after a person inadvertently bypassed security without being inspected, a Qantas spokesperson said. “As a precaution, all Qantas operations were put on hold and passengers in the terminal are being rescreened, which is causing delays to some services this morning,” a Qantas spokesperson said.

A security breach has caused early morning chaos at Melbourne Airport, delaying flights as passengers were forced to be rescreened at security checkpoints.

"We were a minute away from taking off. There's thousands of people out here waiting," Mr Joyce told ABC News Breakfast. A security breach has caused early morning disruption at Melbourne Airport, delaying flights as passengers were forced to be rescreened at security checkpoints.

Qantas apologises for disruption and delays after passenger allegedly entered security gates without being screened on Tuesday morning.

We are investigating how this incident occurred.” [Qantas](https://www.theguardian.com/business/qantas) passenger allegedly entered security gates without being screened on Tuesday morning, which led to other passengers having to evacuate the area before being rescreened. [Melbourne](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/melbourne) airport terminal and ordered passengers from a plane ready for takeoff after an apparent security breach.

A security breach at the Qantas terminal of Melbourne Airport has grounded multiple flights and delayed hundreds of passengers on Tuesday morning.

We are investigating how this incident occurred.” A passenger at the Qantas terminal explained the “mixed feelings” from passengers held up in the chaos. “A passenger appears to have inadvertently passed from an ‘unscreened’ area to a ‘screened’ area of the airport in Melbourne,” the Qantas spokesperson said. 25+ news channels in 1 place. A security breach at the Qantas terminal of Melbourne Airport has grounded multiple flights and delayed hundreds of passengers on Tuesday morning. Qantas confirmed a passenger slipped from an "unscreened" section of the airport to a "screened area", which breached security protocols and prompted the Australian airline to delay its services over safety concerns.

Two major Australian airports have been thrown into chaos after both of them experienced security breaches on the same day.

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Australian carrier Qantas has revealed how a security breach, which created mayhem for thousands of passengers, unfolded.

“The breach is believed to be linked to the failure of a piece of security equipment,” the airport said in a statement. Security was unable to locate the customer through CCTV footage and a decision was made to clear the airport and rescreen all passengers. According to a Qantas spokesman the breach was caused by a passenger who travelled from Perth to Melbourne for a connecting flight to Sydney.

A security breach at Melbourne Airport this morning has sparked chaos, delaying at least nine flights and ...

Shortly after 9am ACDT, a security breach forced an "orderly evacuation" of the terminal, the airport said in a statement. "The passenger was found sitting down and having a coffee and he wasn't aware he had done anything wrong." Passenger Tim Joyce told Today his flight had been "a minute" from taking off before they were all asked to leave the plane. "We had to pause everything and find the passenger and re-screen everyone." "The passenger landed from Perth in Melbourne and they had a connecting flight to Sydney and they went to collect their bags," he told 3AW. "The passenger remembered as he was out of the security doors that he didn't need to collect his bag and that it would go through to Sydney so he walked back into the security doors as someone was coming out of them, which triggered an alarm which alerted us.

Australian carrier Qantas has revealed how a security breach, which created mayhem for thousands of passengers, unfolded.

It is believed the breach was caused by a failing piece of security equipment and delays were anticipated. Security was unable to locate the customer through CCTV footage and a decision was made to clear the airport and rescreen all passengers. According to a Qantas spokesman the breach was caused by a passenger who travelled from Perth to Melbourne for a connecting flight to Sydney.