A Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin has been forced to make an emergency landing after a note was found in one of the toilets claiming that there were explosives on board.
Flight FR1902 from the Polish city was diverted to London Stansted after putting a distress signal at around 6.30pm when the note was discovered. It was escorted the the airport by a pair of British fighter jets.
The flight was surrounded by armed police once it had landed.
A Ryanair spokesperson had this to say about the incident:
A Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin this evening discovered a note in one of the toilets claiming that there were explosives on board.
The captain followed procedure by alerting the UK authorities and diverted to the nearest airport (Stansted) where the plane landed normally, but was taxied to a remote stand where passengers disembarked safely.
The aircraft and passengers are being checked by the UK police who will decide when they may travel onwards to Dublin on a spare aircraft. Passengers in Dublin waiting to depart to Krakow are being transferred to a spare aircraft to minimise any delay to their flight.
Ryanair apologises sincerely for the delay and inconvenience caused to those affected by this diversion.
The plane is still being examined by the authorities.
