Passenger Plane Escorted To Manchester Airport

A passenger plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport by an RAF fighter jet after the pilot reported concerns about a possible device.

The plane is now on the ground at the airport and passengers remain on board. Greater Manchester Police tweeted: "The plane has been moved to allow specialist officers who are dealing with the incident to board."

Chief Superintendent John O'Hare said in a statement: "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.

"As a result people will see the police and other agencies at the airport and on the airfield.

"At this time I would urge them not to be alarmed.

"Our response will be as comprehensive as it is proportionate with the safety of those on board and in and around the airport our paramount concern."

The plane is believed to be a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 flight.

Eye witness Paul Bell, who is heading for a holiday flight due to leave from the airport's Terminal 1, told Sky News his family saw the drama unfold as they were heading to the airport.

"We heard the fighter jet circling over Stockport and about 10 minutes later we saw the aircraft coming in.

"It was literally looping round the aeroplane."

He said the airport was now on "lockdown" and he was stuck in a traffic jam at the airport.

It is thought that parts of the airport have been evacuated and most incoming flights have been diverted to Leeds-Bradford and other airports.

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