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A passenger has been charged with making a bomb threat which grounded a plane at London's Heathrow Airport on Friday night. | A passenger has been charged with making a bomb threat which grounded a plane at London's Heathrow Airport on Friday night. |
Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, was also charged with being drunk on an aircraft, the Metropolitan Police said. | Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, was also charged with being drunk on an aircraft, the Metropolitan Police said. |
Alexander McGinn, 48, who is also from Dover, was also charged with being drunk on an aircraft. | Alexander McGinn, 48, who is also from Dover, was also charged with being drunk on an aircraft. |
Armed police boarded the Dubai-bound Emirates flight after remarks were made to cabin crew. | Armed police boarded the Dubai-bound Emirates flight after remarks were made to cabin crew. |
Mr Fowles, who lives in Edred Road, Dover, will appear from custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Sunday. | |
Mr McGinn, of Lowther Road, has been bailed and will appear at the same court on 22 January. | |
A third passenger who was arrested, a man aged 36, was released without charge, police said. | |
The incident came amid heightened tension at airports across the world following an unsuccessful attempt to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day. | The incident came amid heightened tension at airports across the world following an unsuccessful attempt to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day. |
The incident happened as the plane, which had 331 passengers on board, was taxiing for take-off. | The incident happened as the plane, which had 331 passengers on board, was taxiing for take-off. |
The other passengers were eventually taken off the aircraft and driven to a hotel for the night. | The other passengers were eventually taken off the aircraft and driven to a hotel for the night. |
Their flight was rescheduled and departed on Saturday afternoon. | Their flight was rescheduled and departed on Saturday afternoon. |
Extra bag checks, body searches and on-board regulations have seen travellers in London experiencing longer waits before their flights take off, following the failed bombing of a plane en route to the US city of Detroit. | Extra bag checks, body searches and on-board regulations have seen travellers in London experiencing longer waits before their flights take off, following the failed bombing of a plane en route to the US city of Detroit. |
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