Wellington Airport evacuated in false alarm

An evacuation is underway this morning at Wellington Airport. Photo / NZME

Passengers and staff at Wellington Airport are back inside the terminal after an emergency evacuation this morning.

Airport operations were briefly suspended after people were evacuated from the main terminal building due to a suspected fire.

⚠️ We've just had an fire evacuation - we'll update with more details shortly

— Wellington Airport (@WLGAirport) July 24, 2017

A short time later Wellington Airport tweeted the emergency was over and everyone had been allowed back in the terminal.

Fire and Emergency said the incident was a false alarm.

⚠️ UPDATE: everyone is back inside the terminal - airport operations have now resumed as normal.

— Wellington Airport (@WLGAirport) July 24, 2017

Airport operations had resumed as normal, the airport company tweeted.