All Brisbane domestic airport passengers forced to re-screen at security after metal detector fault

Flights delayed after ‘technical fault with a single metal detector’ but airport says there is no safety or security threat

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All passengers in the Brisbane domestic airport will be re-screened by security after a fault with a metal detector, causing flight delays, the airport has said.

Pictures on social media showed large crowds at the airport, with one person saying the “entire place has ground to a halt”.