Two RAF fighter jets are scrambled to escort Ryanair plane ‘with a suspect package onboard’ to Stansted https://t.co/ODcbg82PHj pic.twitter.com/f5WBjgApgA
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 4, 2017
A Ryanair passenger jet has been escorted into Stansted airport by two RAF fighter jets following a suspected hoax security alert.
Flights were temporaily grounded at the airport as the passneger plane was diverted from its route between Kaunas, Lithuania, and Luton airport in Bedfordshire.
RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert (Guardian)
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Bet you have to still pay to check in suspect packages huh.
Lady having decision flip-flops on her abortion flight.
Pity your mom didn’t….
She tried, but she was convinced the priest a Knock airport could read her mind.
keeping it classy Jim
Ha!
How is the RAF escort of help?
I assume that if there is a risk that the pilots could be compromised that the RAF could shoot down the plane before it is crashed into The Shard.
But I’m not really sure how a bomb in the hold could influence the pilots.
Hijacker to pilot: “There is a bomb in the hold. Fly the plane into a building or we’ll blow you up!”
Pilot: “??”
I think since September 11, the whole concept of plane Hijacking has changed. Before The power the hijacker had over passengers, crew and whomever they were negotiating with, was based on,” if you cooperate nobody will die”. That is not the case anymore.
welcome back dav you have been missed
Marvellous opportunity for RAF type – gets special permission to go supersonic over land en route, then gets to fly up close with big friend. Sir, when can I do it again?! Sir!!
I’m sure the British Gov are just keen to capitalise on Ryanairs current bad press and another media event to their troubles…
What exactly can a fighter jet do with a suspect package on a passenger plane
Maybe the RAF fighter can in mid air travelling at 500 mph send a guy over to
the plane and take the package off…..it has shades of flying angels or pigs
They’re there to blow it up in case it’s hijacked and flown into say a large skyscraper or two.
Imagine some of the passengers on that Ryanair flight in the pub tonight – THE STORIES.
My heart would probably explode with terror if I was on that flight.
Brown pants time