Police have dealt with a “security alert on a plane” at Stansted Airport after being scrambled on Wednesday evening (October 19).
The runway was initially closed and flight operations were temporarily suspended, with planes left circling in the air, while officers attended the scene at around 9.15pm. An A320 jet was relocated while investigations were carried out, with the runway now reopened.
The Essex force said in a statement: “We are now handling a security alert aboard a plane at Stansted Airport. While we do our investigations, the plane has been transferred to a secure area of the airport.”
