RAF fighters escort Qatari Airways plane due to bomb threat

[CougarKing]

Reminds me of the time a couple of weeks ago when US fighters escorted an Air Canada flight back to Toronto after some crazy passenger made a verbal threat.

Reuters

Jets escort Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after bomb threat
BY ANDREW YATES
MANCHESTER England Tue Aug 5, 2014 9:58am EDT

(Reuters) - Britain scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to escort a Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after the pilot reported a possible explosive device on board. A passenger was later arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.

The incident, which prompted the authorities to close the northern England airport for 25 minutes, briefly raised fears of a terrorism attack.

Qatar Airways said the Airbus A330-300 plane was flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester with 269 passengers and 13 crew on board.

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