Flights were delayed and people were moved another part of the Regina airport after a suspicious item was found in a woman's carry-on luggage.
Regina International Airport CEO Dick Graham said a passenger going through security screening had a "suspicious" item in his or her carry-on luggage on Monday morning.
He said the item wasn't a banned item but posed a "real concern" to safety and the bomb squad was called in.
Graham said it took about 15 to 20 minutes to evacuate the second floor of the airport and flights were grounded, including those to Calgary and Toronto that were scheduled for about an hour later.
Passengers were moved to the arrivals area, as the rest of the airport was off limits.
Regina police said late Monday the device was not an explosive and a 49-year-old woman will not face any criminal charges.
"There was enough reason to believe that, number 1, we should move people away from the secure area," Graham said. "Number 2, a few minutes later we moved everyone well out of the secure area and into the far end of our hold room in the pre-flight board area."
Flights have resumed.
(CJME)
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