LAX announced early Thursday morning that it had closed off its lower levels after officers had been informed about the item.

Passengers were told the lower and arrivals levels would be closed off as officers carried out an investigation into the package.

It added traffic would be diverted from the lower levels to the upper departures level.

LAX Airport’s Twitter account posted at 12:15 a.m. local time on Thursday: “Due to police activity for a suspicious item the lower/arrivals level is temporarily closed and traffic must use the upper/departures level.”

Concerned netizens said there were large numbers of officers at the airport within the past hour and looked for more information about it.

One said: “@DowntownLAScan you know anything about what’s going on near LAX about an hour ago? Massive police presence.”

The airport’s Twitter account later confirmed the suspicious item had been cleared and that traffic would resume as normal.

In a 1:25 a.m. post, the account posted: “Police have cleared the suspicious item and traffic is resuming normal flow. Thank you for your patience. Safety always comes first.”

It comes just weeks after LAX Terminal 2 was evacuated as authorities carried out an investigation into a suspicious package.

Officers closed off the roadway for the upper departure levels and diverted traffic to the lower levels.

The terminal was later reopened, although it did disrupt passengers who had been hoping for as smooth a journey as possible ahead of the July 4 holiday.

LAX also suffered another incident recently, when a second security breach in under a week was reported late June.

Officials were alerted after a man reportedly opened a door on a moving SkyWest Airlines plane and exited “onto the taxiway,” according to ABC Los Angeles.

FBI authorities and the Federal Aviation Administration said the man rose from his seat as the United Express flight started taxiing toward the runway at about 7 p.m. local time on Friday, June 26.

The man allegedly started pounding on the cockpit door, but then directed his frustration elsewhere and wanted to get off the plane altogether.

LAX is the fourth-busiest airport in the world and second-busiest in the country based on passenger numbers, according to the airport’s website. In 2018, 78.5 million passengers used the airport.

Newsweek has contacted LAX and the Los Angeles Airport Police for comment.