A DUBLIN-bound Ryanair flight made an emergency landing at Stansted Airport after a note was found claiming there were explosives on board.
RAF jets were scrambled to give Flight FR1902 from Krakow a military escort and diverted to Stansted after the captain sent out a distress call.
Armed police surrounded the plane and passengers were evacuated in a secure part of the airport before specialist officers searched for clues about the culprit.
The flight had taken off from Krakow in Poland and was heading to Dublin when the sinister discovery was made.
It landed in London at 6.40pm.
A spokesman for the airline said: “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 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.
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“Passengers in Dublin waiting to depart to Krakow are being transferred to a spare aircraft to minimise any delay to their flight.”
Essex Police said: “We have now safely brought off all the passengers from the plane. The plane remains in an isolated area at Stansted and our enquiries are ongoing.”
No arrests were made.