Cops swoop on EasyJet flight at Stansted Airport over ‘bomb scare’ sparking delays
POLICE have swooped on an EasyJet flight at Stansted Airport over a suspected bomb scare, sparking delays.
Essex police said the A320 aircraft was moved to a secure part of the airport for “security checks”.
According to Air Live, a “bomb threat” was made against one of the planes on the runway.
Stansted Airport said: “A flight due to depart from London Stansted to Amsterdam is currently parked on a remote stand while police conduct extra security checks.
“The airport’s runway was closed for a short time but has now fully re-opened.”
In a tweet, Essex police said it was “dealing with a security alert on a plane at Stansted Airport”.
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It read: “The plane has been moved to a secure part of the airport while we carry out enquiries.
“The runway was closed for a short time but the airport is now fully open.”
It comes days after a passenger plane on the way to the UK was intercepted by two Typhoon fighter jets over a suspected bomb threat.
The Jet2 Airbus A321 – on its way from Dalaman, Turkey to Manchester – was diverted to Stansted Airport.
The plane landed at the airfield and was taxied to an isolated area, away from the main terminal, after authorities were alerted over a “potential security threat”.
Armed police were waiting on the runway for the plane to land amid a reported bomb scare.
The plane was escorted to the airport by two RAF fighter jets.
Several emergency vehicles including fire engines were scrambled to the scene.
Departures were paused and passengers were held on the plane while cops investigated.
A spokesman for Jet2 told The Sun Online: “We can confirm that flight LS922 from Dalaman to Manchester diverted to London Stansted this evening under the direction of the UK authorities.
“The aircraft landed safely and taxied to a remote stand, and customers have now disembarked.
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“Our teams are working very hard to look after customers, and we would like to apologise to everyone onboard for any inconvenience or upset caused by this unforeseen incident.
“We understand that the authorities were alerted to a potential security threat, however this has been downgraded and the incident has been declared as over.”
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