Qatar Airways A330 escorted by Royal Air Force into Manchester after pilot raised alert
Monitoring Desk: Qatar Airways Flight A330 escorted into Manchester Airport by RAF after Pilot raised alert and the aircraft was parked at remote stand, all people were asked to come out of the plane and bomb disposal units were moved towards plane. 269 Passengers 13 Crew members are onboard. Now authorities are saying that a man being escorted off plane at Manchester Airport on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.
Chief Superintendent of Police John O’Hare, said: “An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board. “We don’t know how genuine this threat is but it is absolutely vital we deal with the situation as a full emergency”.
A passenger via her twitter claimed that a passenger has been taken off the plane by officers at Manchester Airport.