IBIZA airport has been closed because of a bomb threat on a flight, it has emerged.
Spanish cops arrested a man on a Ryanair flight heading to Milan’s Bergamo airport for allegedly carrying a bomb.
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The suspect, who has not been named, was caught just as the plane was about to take off from Ibiza airport.
The bomb threat has sparked chaos with the airport shut for nearly an hour with no landings or take-offs allowed.
Flight operations were suspended from around 3.45pm to 4.30pm local time.
A spokesman for Spanish airport operator Aena said: “There has been a security incident on a plane at Ibiza Airport and the Civil Guard has taken charge of the situation.
“Normal flight operations at the airport were suspended for around 45 minutes.”
He said he wasn’t in a position to say how many flights had been affected.
Police are believed to have arrested a man on a Ryanair flight heading to Milan Bergamo Airport who claimed he was carrying a bomb as the plane was about to take off.
No landings or take-offs occurred for nearly an hour after the alarm was sounded just after 3.30pm.
Flight operations were suspended from around 3.45pm to 4.30pm local time.
A spokesman for Spanish airport operator Aena said: “There has been a security incident on a plane at Ibiza Airport and the Civil Guard has taken charge of the situation.
“Normal flight operations at the airport were suspended for around 45 minutes.”
He said he wasn’t in a position to say how many flights had been affected.
The incident is thought to have had knock-on effects in terms of delays for outgoing flights.
Earlier this month a storm caused flight chaos at Majorca’s Palma Airport, forcing the suspension of flights for around two hours during a downpour that flooded parts of the inside of the terminal.
One pilot was filmed aborting his landing at the last minute after facing “zero visibility” during his approach to the airport.