An Emirates airlines flight that landed at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom has been surrounded by police after authorities were made aware that a bomb could be on board the aircraft. Witnesses report seeing dozens of police surround the plane as well as emergency vehicles heading towards the airport’s runway.
“We can confirm that flight EK019 arriving in Manchester today (17 October) was subjected to additional security checks upon arrival. Emirates crew and ground teams co-operated fully with the authorities,” a spokesperson for Emirates stated. “After the local authorities cleared the aircraft, it proceeded to the gate where passengers disembarked as normal.”
The Emirates flight, an EK19 airbus, departed Dubai at 2:30pm local time on Tuesday and arrived in the United Kingdom shortly after 7:00pm. Manchester Airport closed the runway for nearly an hour before normal operations resumed.
BREAKING: Emirates flight has landed at Manchester Airport in UK and police have surrounded the plane following "bomb threat" – reports
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