BREAKING NEWS: Fighter jets intercept Pakistani passenger plane heading to Heathrow and divert it to Stansted after 'disturbance on board'
- Typhoon jets were scrambled to meet a Pakistani International Airlines flight
- The Heathrow-bound plane made a safe landing at Stansted just before 3pm
- But Essex Police have said a disruptive passenger was to blame for the alert
A Pakistani passenger plane has landed at Stansted Airport after being escorted by fighter jets.
Two Typhoon jets were scrambled to meet flight PK757 after unconfirmed reports of a security threat.
The plane landed safely just before 3pm. Stansted is the default airport for any security threat.
The flight had been due to land at Heathrow but following a 'disruptive passenger' on board, diverted to Stansted
Essex Police said the diversion was due to reports of a disruptive passenger on board and was 'not believed to be a hijack situation or terror matter'.
A spokesman for the RAF confirmed the incident had been handed over to the police.
A spokesman for Stansted said the diverted plane was a Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore.
He added: 'The aircraft is likely to continue its journey onwards to Heathrow today pending inquiries that the police are making into the individual on the aircraft.'
The diverted plane was a Pakistan International Airlines flight flying from Lahore (file image)
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