Police have issued an update after a Jet2 flight bound for Manchester was diverted into Stansted Airport last night, under escort by RAF Typhoon Eurofighter jets. It said that a report of a potential threat on board had been received.
The plane, travelling from Dalaman in Turkey, was due to land at Manchester Airport at 9.40pm. However Jet2 confirmed that flight LS922 was "diverted to London Stansted this evening under the direction of the UK authorities".
READ MORE: Plane heading to Manchester escorted to Stansted by fighter jets after 'security threat' The aircraft was met on the runway by officers from the Essex Police force. In a statement issued in the early hours of this morning, Essex Police said they established there was no threat on board.
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