PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN allowed to return to Shannon Airport after a brief evacuation this morning.

An unspecified emergency provoked officials at the airport to evacuate passengers at about 7.40am, a spokesperson told TheJournal.ie.

A spokesperson for the airport said passengers and the public had been evacuated after a ‘break glass’ alarm in an operational area was broken, sparking an alarm. It is believed to have been an accident.

Passengers and the public were able to re-enter the building at 8.10am.

No flights have been affected by the incident.

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