Two arrested after bomb scare forces flight to land at Stansted

A Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted after bomb scare
A Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted after a security alert Credit: ITV Anglia

Two men have been arrested after a bomb scare forced a plane to land in Essex on Monday night.

The flight from Krakow to Dublin was escorted by two RAF Typhoon Jets to land at Stansted after a note was found in a toilet, claiming explosives were on board.

Essex Police officers were called to the airport and carried out checks on the plan after it landed at about 6.40pm on Monday 13 July.

A Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin was forced to divert to Stansted Airport in Essex after a security alert.

Ryanair said in a statement that a note was found in one of the plane's toilets claiming that there were explosives on board.

Essex Police were called to investigate a security alert aboard a Ryanair flight that was forced to land at Stansted airport in Essex

Essex Police said the plane was diverted on Monday due to "reports of a security alert" but nothing suspicious was found on board after investigations.

Two men, aged 47 and 26, have been arrested on suspicion of making threats to endanger an aircraft and are currently in custody.

A security alert forced the diversion of a Ryanair Dublin flight to Stansted airport in Essex