“This morning security processing at the international terminal was disrupted following a security breach, which caused some delays for travellers,” they said.
“The situation has now been resolved and security processing has resumed.
“We thank travellers for their patience.”
Passengers have been caught up in disruption after a security breach at Auckland Airport’s international terminal. Photo / Heaven Lee
Travellers flying internationally have been advised to stay across any updates from their airline for the latest travel information.
A CAA spokesperson said the incident happened about 10.30am and occurred when a passenger passed through a screening point without undergoing the full screening process.
“The incident was identified and managed promptly, by Aviation Security and Auckland Airport, in line with standard security protocols,” the spokesperson said.
“This caused some disruption to departing flights and screening was stopped while the matter was resolved.
“As a result, queues had built up, prior to screening being recommenced.
”To quickly process the backlog of passengers, extra screening lanes were opened.”
The spokesperson said an internal investigation into the security breach is being carried out and there was no suggestion of malicious intent.
“There are no ongoing impacts from this incident, and all international flight departures have now returned to normal.”
One passenger told the Herald they had been stuck at security for hours, with little information from authorities.
In mid-April, hundreds of passengers were forced to return through security after a security breach at the domestic terminal.
A Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson said a passenger accessed a restricted area without being screened by security staff.
A witness at the time claimed a passenger who was allowed to bypass security to board a departing flight was behind the scare.