FIGHTER jets escorted a passenger plane into Stansted yesterday after a drunk passenger sparked a mid-air terror alert.
Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled after a British man allegedly threatened to bomb the flight from Abu Dhabi.
The captain of the Etihad Airbus told passengers shortly before midday he was diverting from London Heathrow as a precaution.
His alert sparked fears of a terrorist attack at the Essex airport, which in 2000 saw a four day siege on a hijacked jet from Afghanistan.
A 37-year-old man was arrested when cops boarded the aircraft after it landed.
Paul Child, who was sitting in front of the suspect, said: “The cabin crew said he had made a bomb threat.”
Essex police added: “The pilot reported a man making threats. The airport has been operating normally.”
Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled after a British man allegedly threatened to bomb the flight from Abu Dhabi.
The captain of the Etihad Airbus told passengers shortly before midday he was diverting from London Heathrow as a precaution.
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A 37-year-old man was arrested when cops boarded the aircraft after it landed.
Paul Child, who was sitting in front of the suspect, said: “The cabin crew said he had made a bomb threat.”
Essex police added: “The pilot reported a man making threats. The airport has been operating normally.”
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