{"id":45746,"date":"2017-10-04T10:46:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T10:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=45746"},"modified":"2017-10-04T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T10:46:34","slug":"raf-jets-escort-ryanair-flight-to-stansted-airport-after-security-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/raf-jets-escort-ryanair-flight-to-stansted-airport-after-security-alert.html","title":{"rendered":"RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert:- A Ryanair passenger jet has been escorted into Stansted airport by two RAF fighter jets after a suspected hoax security alert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Flights were temporaily grounded at the hub as the plane was redirected from its route between Kaunas in Lithuania and Luton airport in Bedfordshire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A Ryanair spokesman said: \u201cA flight from Kaunas to London Luton diverted to London Stansted in line with procedures after Lithuanian authorities received a suspected hoax security alert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThe aircraft landed normally at Stansted and customers will be transferred to Luton by coach when cleared to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Essex police are investigating the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">An RAF spokesman said: \u201cQuick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were launched this morning from RAF Coningsby to intercept a civilian aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThe aircraft was safely escorted to Stansted airport. The Typhoon aircraft were authorised to transit at supersonic speed for operational reasons. Any inconvenience caused to local residents is regretted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">RAF aircraft are authorised to travel at supersonic speed over land only in emergency situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/oct\/04\/raf-typhoon-fighters-escort-ryanair-flight-to-stansted-airport<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/raf-jets-escort-ryanair-flight-to-stansted-airport-after-security-alert.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert:- A Ryanair passenger jet has been escorted into Stansted airport by two RAF fighter jets after a suspected hoax security alert. 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