Gatwick airport: Police board plane on runway as flights grounded over ‘security threat to aviation’ – The Independent, Independent

                                   

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A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax was made to the plane while it was still in the air, Sussex Police said. The flight landed safely 14 minutes later and “went to a remote area of ​​the airport while emergency services attended”.                                                                                                                                                                                                     

A police spokesman said: “It was swiftly established that the call did not relate to a genuine threat, everyone on board left the aircraft normally and passengers went on their way.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

“We worked with Gatwick Airport management and with Air Traffic Control to ensure the incident was resolved quickly and safely and there was minimal impact on the normal routine of the airport.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

EasyJet said police boarded the flight because of a “safety-related issue”.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

An easyJet spokeswoman said: “EasyJet can confirm that the flight EZY arriving from Krakow on 7 December was met by the police upon arrival at London (Gatwick) as a result of safety-related issue.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

“The flight was cleared by authorities and landed in line with standard procedures and passengers disembarked as per normal.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

“We take very seriously any security threat to ensure the continued safety and security of our passenger and crew.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                        

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