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| RAF jets intercept flight after security 'hoax' | RAF jets intercept flight after security 'hoax' |
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| RAF Typhoon jets intercepted a passenger flight and diverted it to Stansted Airport following a suspected "hoax" security alert. | RAF Typhoon jets intercepted a passenger flight and diverted it to Stansted Airport following a suspected "hoax" security alert. |
| The RAF said its quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were deployed on Wednesday morning and safely escorted the plane to the airport, near London. | The RAF said its quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were deployed on Wednesday morning and safely escorted the plane to the airport, near London. |
| Flights were temporarily grounded at Stansted but have since resumed. | Flights were temporarily grounded at Stansted but have since resumed. |
| Ryanair said the flight from Kaunas in Lithuania to Luton was diverted "in line with procedures". | Ryanair said the flight from Kaunas in Lithuania to Luton was diverted "in line with procedures". |
| 'Bomb threat' | |
| One passenger, Jonathan Zulberg, said when passengers boarded the flight they saw fire engines and a police car but were not told about a threat being made. | |
| The flight was delayed for up to 40 minutes, he said, and he was told by a stewardess that a bomb threat had been made in Lithuania. | |
| Mr Zulberg said the captain announced that a bomb threat had been made after the plane landed in the UK. | |
| He said: "When I heard I was pretty surprised the plane was allowed to take off." | |
| A sonic boom could be heard in Suffolk after the Typhoon aircraft were authorised to travel at supersonic speed for the operation, the RAF said. | A sonic boom could be heard in Suffolk after the Typhoon aircraft were authorised to travel at supersonic speed for the operation, the RAF said. |
| The aircraft are kept on high alert and can take off "within minutes" from RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth to defend UK airspace. | The aircraft are kept on high alert and can take off "within minutes" from RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth to defend UK airspace. |
| Stansted is a designated airport for dealing with hijacks and major security alerts. | Stansted is a designated airport for dealing with hijacks and major security alerts. |
| Flights were briefly held earlier, the airport said, but it is now open and operating normally. | Flights were briefly held earlier, the airport said, but it is now open and operating normally. |
| London airspace remains open, the National Air Traffic Control Service confirmed. | London airspace remains open, the National Air Traffic Control Service confirmed. |
| Essex Police said it had completed investigating the incident and confirmed it had not found anything suspicious. | |
| A Ryanair spokesman said the plane landed normally and passengers are being transferred to Luton by coach. | A Ryanair spokesman said the plane landed normally and passengers are being transferred to Luton by coach. |