Passengers removed from the Departure Lounge
at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
ON 20 May 2016, Liverpool John Lennon
Airport was hit by a "technical problem" with security scanners,
leading to the removal of all passengers from the departure lounge. A press
release from the airport said:- "Due to a technical problem with 1 of the
Airport's passenger scanning machines, all passengers have been removed from the
Departure Lounge and are currently in the process of being rescreened. There is
no threat to passenger safety with this rescreening process necessary in order
to ensure security compliance."