People were told to evacuate Melbourne Airport yesterday after a threat reportedly made against Tigerair. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, January 10, 2015.A terminal at Melbourne Airport was cleared last night after a threat reportedly made against Singapore-based low-cost airlineTigerair.Bernama reported that the incident happened about 9pm, and people were removed from Terminal Four, while several planes were grounded.The area was reportedly declared safe by Victoria Police just after 5am Saturday. No other terminals were affected in the closure.Bernama quoted Melbourne Airport spokeswoman Anna Gillett as telling The Age newspaper that the Tigerair flights were cancelled as authorities responded, but would not provide an exact reason for the seven-hour shut down.Gillett said the airport never released details on security issues.Tigerair Australia chief executive Rob Sharp in a statement said: "Tigerair takes all security related alerts extremely seriously."All necessary steps were taken by the airline to quickly involve the relevant authorities and implement precautionary measures to ensure passenger safety." – January 10, 2015.
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