A pensioner caused a security alert at Manchester Airport because of his ‘particularly juicy pork pie.’

Norman Pearson took the moist savoury snack through security after picking it up from Wigan Central the night before he flew to Spain.

But he was stopped by airport security because they were alerted to liquid in his luggage. They were surprised to discover that it was because of his pork pie.

His brother, Roy, told the MEN: ‘Norman and pork pies are regular travelling companions but it’s the first time that it has caused an issue with airport security.

‘It certainly tickled me because he’s so precise. He doesn’t even wear a belt so he can get through security fast. He’s mortified if he gets held up so he’d be very surprised to be held up by a pie.

‘The people in security said they have never seen that before. It must have been a very juicy pie.’

Roy added: ‘Seeing the funny side of it and not being able to extract the juice from the pie and place into a plastic bag, airport security allowed both Norman and his pie to continue on their way and wished him “bon appetit”.’

Source:
courtesy of METRO

by Richard Hartley-Parkinson

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