RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled this afternoon to escort a Manchester bound aircraft into Stansted.
Flight PK709 – Screenshot planefinder.net
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 (callsign PIA709) from Lahore, Pakistan had been expected to arrive in Manchester, England at 14:00 BST.
The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, registration number AP-BID, was instead intercepted over the North Sea and looped round over Yorkshire before landing in Stansted.
You can watch a playback of the flight here on planefinder.net
http://planefinder.net/flight/PIA709/time/2013-05-24T11:45:00%20UTC
We understand that Essex Police and security forces met the aircraft at Stansted airport, Essex.
PIA 777 – AP-BID – Photo © Jhhn Smitherman – pinkfroot.com
Data Sources
Flight Track: http://planefinder.net/flight/PIA709/time/2013-05-24T11:45:00%20UTC
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