Three people arrested on EasyJet plane after 'bomb hoax' at Stansted

Three people have been arrested onboard a plane on suspicion of making a bomb hoax.

Essex Police responded to a security alert onboard an EasyJet flight heading to Amsterdam from London Stansted on Wednesday 19 October.

The airport runway was closed as the plane was moved to another area while officers investigated.

Following a search of the plane police said they were "satisfied there is nothing of concern on board."

The three people arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax were two men - aged 18 and 22 - and an 18 year-old woman.

James Humphreys said he was on the flight and was due to be heading to a work conference.

"They told us there was an “operational issue” several times, then told us we had to taxi to another location."

He added: "We sat in this new location for about another hour as the police arrived, who then boarded the plane."

Others took to social media to say their flights were diverted to other airports whilst the runway was closed.

One of those, Malin Johanna, was on her way back from studying in Toulouse, France.

She said: "I am on back to back coaches until 3am now. All of the crew were very helpful."

The incident comes just a week after a Jet2 flight from Turkey to Manchester was diverted to Stansted following reports of a “potential threat on board”. No threat was established.