A large emergency response is underway at Stansted Airport as a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow is diverted.
The RAF is reported to have intercepted a flight from Nairobi, Kenya to Heathrow. The diverted flight was met by a large emergency service response at StanstedA large emergency response is underway at Stansted Airport as a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow was diverted.The aircraft, which was en route from Nairobi to London Heathrow, is reported to have landed safely and was escorted to a remote stand with Essex Police in attendance.
The large emergency services presence includes eight crews from the fire service, while the airport is open and flights are operating as normal.A huge emergency response is underway at Stansted Airport as a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow is diverted.A woman on the flight from Nairobi posted an image of the police response after landing at Stansted
One woman posted on Facebook: 'On flight this morning from Nairobi to London Heathrow. Forty five minutes before we were due to land, we were told that we'd been diverted to Stansted. When we arrived in Stansted, loads of police cars. 'We’ve been surrounded by all the police. They've all got guns all dressed in black and are ID-ing us. Captain hasn’t even said anything.''A flight travelling from Nairobi to Heathrow was diverted to Stansted this afternoon. The airport remains open.'
An Essex County Fire and Rescue spokesman said: 'Eight crews are in attendance at Stansted Airport. We are working with Essex Police and the airport to bring the incident to a successful conclusion.'
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