Essex Police deal with second airliner security alert at Stansted

Essex Police have confirmed they have been dealing with a security incident involving an airliner, believed to be an easyJet flight, at London Stansted tonight.

The incident comes days after a Jet2 flight between Manchester and Dalaman was diverted to the airport following a “credible threat” which turned out to relate to a different flight.

The easyJet Airbus A319 was taken to a remote area of the airfield where specialist police are investigating.