NewsUK NewsManchester AirportLIVEUpdated 3 mins agoManchester Airport says forecourts at Terminal 2 are currently closed due to an ongoing police incident causing major traffic disruptionThe incident is ongoing at Manchester Airport (file)(Image: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP)A cordon is in place outside a Manchester Airport terminal with police at the scene.Passengers face major disruption with traffic building up as the drop-off forecourts at Terminal 2 have been closed.A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: "Due to a police incident, the upper and lower level forecourts of Terminal 2 are currently closed."Those dropping off passengers at Terminal 2 are advised to use the free drop-off area in the JetParks 1 car park until further notice, and to follow the instructions of traffic marshals on site. Terminal 3 is unaffected. We will provide a further update in due course."Today13:06 BSTPassenger says she spent 90mins in traffic by airportA passenger says she was sitting "for half an hour 1.6 miles from the airport' due to the congestion.She is one of many people taking to social media after they have been stuck in traffic.People are being urged to allow extra time for their journeys if heading to the airport by road.Today12:52 BSTForecourts closed for around an hourDelays for people travelling to Terminal 2 have been building up over the past hour with the forecourts closed.It's understood police were first called at around 8am this morning and the forecourts have been cordoned off in the past hour.Today12:49 BSTPassengers advised to allow extra time due to incidentManchester Airport is advising passengers to allow extra time for their journeys if travelling to the airport by car, with delays expected this afternoon.Drop-offs can be made at the JetParks1 area, where a five-minute shuttle bus is taking passengers to Terminal 2.Content cannot be displayed without consent‌Today12:44 BSTUpper and lower forecourts closedUpper and lower forecourts are understood to be closed at Terminal 2 due to "concern for welfare" of a person, reports the Manchester Evening News.Airport passengers have reported heavy traffic on roads around the Terminal 2 forecourts this afternoon with a police cordon in place.Today12:41 BSTStatement from Manchester Airport on incidentA spokesperson for Manchester Airport said: "Due to a police incident, the upper and lower level forecourts of Terminal 2 are currently closed."Those dropping off passengers at Terminal 2 are advised to use the free drop-off area in the JetParks 1 car park until further notice, and to follow the instructions of traffic marshals on site. Terminal 3 is unaffected. We will provide a further update in due course."‌