Passengers evacuated as bomb threat grounds TAP flight in Portugal

A bomb threat on-board a Lisbon-bound passenger plane, forced authorities to ground the flight at Faro airport in Portugal's southern region of Algarve, a popular tourist destination among British holidaymakers.

According to locals, all 38 passengers on the TAP flight TP1900 were promptly evacuated.

A spokesman for TAP Portugal said: 'There was a bomb threat and the plane was handed over to the authorities for inspection.

'The passengers have been removed.'

Faro airport has been put on the second-highest 'orange' alert.