People head back towards Queenstown Airport after hours of waiting for investigations into a bomb threat. A ski boot warmer stored in luggage sparked a bomb scare at Queenstown Airport that prompted an evacuation and emergency response on Friday morning. At 11am, Queenstown Airport said it was likely to take “several hours” while authorities worked through the risk assessment process. Debbie Jamieson/Stuff Queenstown Airport has been evacuated as emergency services respond to a bomb threat on Friday morning. supplied An alert banner on the Queenstown Airport website asking the public to stay away until the incident could be resolved.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2023 00:42 UTC