San Francisco Airport EVACUATED amid stories of unattended bag and household bypassing safety
San Francisco airport was evacuated due to an “unattended item” in Terminal 2’s food court, while a passenger said a family tried to bypass security
Crowds jostle in the San Francisco terminal as emergency services move people away
San Francisco Airport has been evacuated and police are at the scene after reports say an unattended bag and family bypassed security by entering through the exit.
Angry passengers report that police are flooding the area, moving planes and evicting people from the building.
San Francisco International Airport said there was an “unattended item” in the Terminal 2 food court and was accused of “ridiculously” handling the situation.
One person asked, “Waiting for someone to lose it and start a stampede?”
San Francisco International Airport said in a statement on Twitter: “#SFOAlert – SFPD is responding to Terminal 2 food court area to clear an unattended item. The food court and D-gate areas are being evacuated as a precaution.”
Traveler Lisa Alpert took to Twitter to warn her fellow travelers.
She said: “Everyone around the dining area of Terminal 2, Gate D was evacuated and then asked not to move while security forces assessed the situation. Security checks have also been suspended.”
Concerned flyers are waiting to hear what’s about to happen. Pictures are posted on social media
She added that the terminal was evacuated, “but if you exited the airport or went to another wing, you were allowed to do that. We are in Terminal 2, Wing C and they stopped boarding for one flight but they are allowing that.” Boarding for others.” Unclear what’s going on.
According to Erik Charlton, emergency vehicles were reported arriving at Terminal 2 and evacuating the crews. He tweeted, “SFO Terminal 2 – Crews evacuate and emergency vehicles arrive.”
Other travelers took to Twitter to find out what was going on.
Taking to Twitter, @DLoutsis said: “What’s up @flySFO… The captain just told us that the police are ordering our plane to move while we were waiting to get to our gate and we are now moving further away from the building away. Do it. It’s a law enforcement issue.”
@allie_oldham replied: “Bag left unattended in food court area. The terminal is currently being evacuated.”
@hhekas1 tweeted: “Something is happening at SFO that resulted in the entire Gate D being evacuated and police cordoning off an area at the gate.”
Another Twitter user wrote: “Everyone is being evacuated from Terminal 2 and now everyone is trying to get into T3.”
@FoodWineMaven claimed, “TSA agents are waiting for police to arrest a family who skipped security by entering the terminal through the exit.”
Images released online show huge crowds gathering while concerned travelers move on and wait and see what happens.
Departure terminal in San Francisco
@carolynlight posted video of crowds waiting and said: “Evacuation Terminal 2 at SFO. Fire truck and ambulance.”
San Francisco International Airport has not disclosed more than detailed in its first tweet on its official @flySFO account.
One angry passenger wrote: “@flySFO any updates? I’m on a plane that has arrived waiting for a gate while a lot of people are nervous about missing connections.”
@adambcollins1 wrote: “It would be really great for the thousands of passengers if you make some kind of announcement, post something on a board or ANYTHING other than having people flock around with no information about their flights. I was told.” My flight would be halted. He went. My new FLT T2 too.
Kelly Winn-Boaitey said: “It’s so ridiculous the way this is being handled. We’re crammed into the lot just outside Terminal D, and the TSA lady in the cheeky pants needs some customer service. Are you waiting for someone to lose control and start a rush?”
Another replied: “Updates needed for people whose flights are still reported as ‘on time’ and scheduled to depart within the hour.”
Reena Rahal angrily wrote: “There are no ticket agents at Air Canada what is going on and why is no one informing us about our flights???”
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