RAF scrambles Typhoon to escort Pakistan flight with '˜disruptive' passenger on board

A Pakistan International Airlines flight to Heathrow Airport has been intercepted by the RAF after reports of a disruptive passenger onboard.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2017, 16:19 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2017, 12:45 BST

An RAF spokesman said Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire escorted the aircraft to Stansted Airport in Essex.

Essex Police said the diversion happened at around 3pm on Tuesday and the plane is on the ground at Stansted.

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A force spokesman said officers are investigating the incident, which is “not believed to be a hijack situation or terror matter”.

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.”