PIA flight from Lahore being escorted by fighter jets after incident

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An incident was reported on the flight

 

[livingdead]

lolz again BS why it was diverted

I hope its baasi biryani... or overbearing hostess auntry slapping a passenger..

 

[Abingdonboy]

RAF jets scrambled after incident

RAF Typhoon jets have been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.

A Pakistan International Airlines plane has been diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport, a Manchester Airport spokesman said.

An Essex Police spokeswoman added: "An incident has occurred on an aircraft. Police and partners are responding."

The BBC understands that the plane has now landed in Stansted.

The plane reportedly left Lahore at 09:35 local time. It was due in at Manchester at 1400 BST.

BBC News - RAF jets scrambled after incident

 

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I hope its baasi biryani... or overbearing hostess auntry slapping a passenger..

That will be a first
Such an event triggering an interception

 

[Rizwan Alam]

I hope its baasi biryani... or overbearing hostess auntry slapping a passenger..

Totally agree

 

[Sugarcane]

Separate incident- that one involved a British Airlines flight.




UPDATE- PIA flight has landed at Standstead- armed police are on the ground.

Plane was due in Manchester, Heathrow is in London.

Nope 2 things- 1) the BA incident was at HEATHROW- this flight was from Lahore to Manchester airport (has no been diverted to Stanstead though) and 2) runway 2 at Heathrow has now re-opened.

Yeah - i mixed two

So, any update about reason?

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

Kuch nahi hua hoga... pilot daru pee ke tunn hoga..aur ATC ko respond nshi kiya hoga.... so they triggered precautionary protocol .

 

[Icarus]

Kuch nahi hua hoga... pilot daru pee ke tunn hoga..aur ATC ko respond nshi kiya hoga.... so they triggered precautionary protocol .

What about co-pilot? Flight Engineer? If everyone was drunk then who landed the plane?

 

[Imran Khan]

it was AP-BID and news was bomb onboard

 

[Abingdonboy]

Yeah - i mixed two

So, any update about reason?

The transponder was set to emergence code apparently- no reason given yet.

 

[Imran Khan]

According to BBC News, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon combat aircraft was dispatched to escort PIA Boeing 777.

According to a PIA spokesman, on an information about presence of a bomb aboard the aircraft, the PIA flight PK-709 was diverted to London-Stansted Airport where the aircraft is being searched by security personnel.

There are 308 people aboard the aircraft including crew members.

 

[Mujraparty]

Flight tracker shows apparent diversion of PIA flight

 

[Abingdonboy]

UPDATE- plane was on final apporach to Manchester airport before diverting to Stanstead. No reason given as of yet but an ex RAF officer on the news just said that this could be because Stanstead is a "Hijack airport" ie it is more secure and has better infrastructure to deal with such incidents.

 

[khanboy007]

According to BBC News, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon combat aircraft was dispatched to escort PIA Boeing 777.

According to a PIA spokesman, on an information about presence of a bomb aboard the aircraft, the PIA flight PK-709 was diverted to London-Stansted Airport where the aircraft is being searched by security personnel.

There are 308 people aboard the aircraft including crew members.

seriously WTF yeh bhi kisi ne dhamki dey hogi pilot ko !!!!

just like the last time it happened but it was in pak airspace and then that a$$ wipe who got caught had to say sorry !!!!
but some how he was forgiven !!

this time if its mischief he should be hanged for threatening 308 lives !!!

 

[Abingdonboy]

Apparently someone phoned the Manchester Airport ATC wrt a bomb threat and it was then diverted to Stanstead.

A BBC reporter on the radio in Islamabad said that the security at Lahore airport isn't up to international standards.