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BREAKING RAF fighter jets are escorting a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane

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ABX:
There is a video on that link from inside the plane from a passenger sitting next to the wing windows. It looks like a major engine malfunction.

http://news.sky.com/story/1095039/plane-on-fire-flying-over-central-london

EC:
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-05-24/raf-typhoon-jet-pia-pakistan-international-airways-plane-diverted-manchester-to-stansted/


Updated  as things come in.



Stansted is our designated counter terrorism airport for the South East.

EC:

--- Quote from: AbaraXas on May 24, 2013, 01:22:13 pm ---There is a video on that link from inside the plane from a passenger sitting next to the wing windows. It looks like a major engine malfunction.

http://news.sky.com/story/1095039/plane-on-fire-flying-over-central-london

--- End quote ---

Different incident. That is the BA flight that shut down Heathrow this morning.

ABX:

--- Quote from: EC on May 24, 2013, 01:25:14 pm ---Different incident. That is the BA flight that shut down Heathrow this morning.

--- End quote ---

Wow, thanks. 2 in one day is odd. I thought the differences were just the usual media scrambling over themselves to be the first with the story.

EC:
Wife works for BA - she called in to see if she was needed for customer support. They had enough volunteers.

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