RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot
- Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening
- It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as it flew over the UK
- Two Typhoon fighter gets were scrambled from RAF Coninsbury, in Lincolnshire
- Police say the incident involved a ‘security alert’ on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft
RAF jets have been scrambled after a ‘security alert’ on a Ryanair flight.
The flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin was diverted to Stansted Airport this evening amid reports of a loss of contact with the pilot.
Two Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) tanker scrambled from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, shortly before 6.30pm to assist the Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Essex Police say the plane was diverted to Stansted Airport.
The Essex-based airport is the country’s designated hijack airport where police and the SAS regularly train.
Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets (like this one pictured) were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
The RAF Typhoon jets are shown on a flight map leaving the area after the plane landed at Stansted Airport
The Ryanair flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin was diverted to Stansted Airport this evening amid reports of a loss of contact with the pilot. Library image.
A spokesperson for Essex Police said: ‘A flight from Krakow to Dublin was diverted to Stansted Airport at around 6.40pm on Monday, July 13 due to reports of a security alert.
‘The plane is currently at the airport and officers are making enquiries.’
The spokesperson added: ‘We’ll bring you more information when we can.’
A spokesperson for Stansted Airport told The Sun that police are in attendance and that ‘everybody is safe on-board’.