An emergency at Perth Airport has threatened to throw flights into disarray.Â
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the international terminal shortly after 5pm AEST on Wednesday afternoon when a fire alarm was triggered.Â
Fire crews and police quickly arrived and the terminal has been cleared to resume operations, however, all passengers will need to get re-screened through security.
A spokesperson for Perth Airport said the re-screening process was underway and it was not clear how many flights would be delayed.
More to follow.
Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate from Perth Airport about 5pm WednesdayÂ
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Chaos at Perth Airport caused by mass evacuation affecting hundreds of passengers