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Ryanair flight diverted after 'bomb note' found in toilet | Ryanair flight diverted after 'bomb note' found in toilet |
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A flight from Krakow to Dublin was forced to land after a note was discovered in a toilet claiming there were explosives on board. | A flight from Krakow to Dublin was forced to land after a note was discovered in a toilet claiming there were explosives on board. |
The Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted Airport to allow Essex Police officers to carry out checks. | |
Two RAF jets escorted the plane which landed at about 18:40 BST on Monday. | |
Police said nothing suspicious was found and two men have been arrested on suspicion of making threats to endanger an aircraft. | |
The men, aged 26 and 47, remain in custody and the plane has been handed back to Stansted Airport and the operator. | |
A spokeswoman for the airline said: "The plane landed normally, but was taxied to a remote stand where passengers disembarked safely." | A spokeswoman for the airline said: "The plane landed normally, but was taxied to a remote stand where passengers disembarked safely." |
Footage of the RAF jets scrambling was shared on Twitter. | |
Andy Kirby, from Essex, said: "Looks like two eurofighters? Circling Stansted Airport." | Andy Kirby, from Essex, said: "Looks like two eurofighters? Circling Stansted Airport." |
The Ryanair spokeswoman previously said the aircraft and passengers were "being checked by the UK police who will decide when they may travel onwards to Dublin on a spare aircraft". | |
"Passengers in Dublin waiting to depart to Krakow are being transferred to a spare aircraft to minimise any delay to their flight," she said. | |
Police confirmed all passengers were safely brought off the plane. |