The security breach at Auckland International Airport's domestic terminal happened at around 3pm. A security concern at Auckland International Airport's domestic terminal resulted in passenger processing being halted for almost an hour on Tuesday afternoon. "There was a security concern which occurred just after 3pm, and because of that, screening for the jet airline services was temporarily halted," a spokeswoman for the airport said. Civil Aviation corporate communications contact manager Mike Richards said the incident had occurred after a passenger left his phone unattended. Earlier, Auckland airport tweeted that it was addressing a security concern.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2019 03:25 UTC