Breaking: Passenger plane discovers possible device onboard
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A passenger plane is being escorted into Manchester Airport by an RAF fighter jet after the pilot reported concerns about a possible device.
Chief Superintendent John O'Hare of Greater Manchester Police, said: "An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board.
The plane is thought to be a Qatar Airlines flight.
Eye witness Paul Bell, who is waiting for a holiday flight at the airport's Terminal 1, told Sky News his family saw the drama unfold as they were heading to the airport.
"We heard the fighter jet circling over Stockport and about 10 minutes later we saw the aircraft coming in.