Witnesses have said there are 'police in their dozens' at the airport with 'lots of activity' on the runway
The EK19 airbus set off from Dubai Airport at 2.30pm local time on Tuesday, October 17, and arrived at Manchester Airport shortly after 7pm. As the plane landed it was greeted by Greater Manchester Police and the fire service on the runway.
The alert led to a number of planes on approach being held up, but no flights were diverted as a result. Emirates confirmed to The ECHO the flight was subjected to "additional security checks" after it arrived at Manchester Airport. "After the local authorities cleared the aircraft, it proceeded to the gate where passengers disembarked as normal."We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter. Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here.
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