Birmingham Airport on lockdown following a reported bomb threat - police confirmed they are responding to reports of a 'suspicious vehicle'.

Birmingham Airport has cancelled flights, been evacuated and asked passengers not to turn up after a report of a suspicious vehicle, police and the airport said.

Spokesperson for the airport said all operations were currently suspended

A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday because of a security alert.

Passengers have been advised not to travel to the airport

Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.

Holidaymakers were warned not to come to the terminal this afternoon as police dealt with an incident.

Birmingham Airport has resumed operations after police were called to reports of a suspicious vehicle, an airport spokesperson said.

Pasengers are being advised to not come to the airport at this time.

All operations at BHX are currently suspended amid a serious police incident after officers evacuated the terminal and warned passengers to stay away

Passengers are being advised not to attend Birmingham Airport due to a police incident.

Passengers have been told not to travel to BHX until further notice

Birmingham Airport has been closed and all flights suspended following a reported bomb threat. Police say they are responding to reports of a 'suspicious vehicle'.

Advice to rail passengers after evacuation of Birmingham Airport this afternoon, October 23

Hundreds of people were queuing on verges outside and stuck on 'claustrophobic' aircraft as the drama unfolded

Police said evacuation was a 'precautionary measure' while a vehicle was searched

Passengers and staff were evacuated and all flights were suspended after police searched and assessed a suspicious vehicle.

Most operations at the airport are suspended amid the serious police incident

All flights were suspended following a security issue at the airport on Wednesday

Thousands of passengers told 'stay away' amidst major ongoing incident at Birmingham this afternoon, October 23

The security incident at Birmingham Airport was deemed an 'extraordinary circumstance'

A 'suspicious vehicle' has led to an evacuation of part of Birmingham Airport with some reports of 'chaos' while others say 'everyone's very unbothered'

A building fire broke out on Goodway Road in Elmdon

LONDON: A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday (Oct 23) because of a security alert. West Midlands Police in central England ordered the partial closure of Birmingham Airport after receiving repor