An Air India plane was escorted into London’s Stansted Airport by RAF jets after a bomb threat.
The plane, which was travelling from Mumbai to Newark, was diverted and landed safely at the airport
Air India said Flight 191, a Boeing 777, made a ‘precautionary landing’ due to a bomb threat but later deleted that tweet and called it a ‘security threat’.
London Stansted later reopened the runway and is fully operational following the emergency landing.
It apologised for any disruption caused by the incident and thanked passengers for their patience.
The jet, carrying 327 passengers, was parked away from the terminal for some time.
Passengers were deplaned and a full sweep was carried out but it was declared a hoax, said Air India spokesperson, Dhananjay Kumar.
The incident comes just days after jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight back to Stansted due a disruptive passenger on board.
On both occasions, the jets caused loud sonic booms that prompted calls to police from people fearing an explosion.
"The Typhoon aircraft were authorised to transit at supersonic speed for operational reasons; any inconvenience caused to local residents is regretted," the RAF said in a statement.
