WTF is PIA709 doing?

[MitchT]

PIA709 (a B777 from Lahore to Manchester) declared an emergency earlier. I picked it up on FlightRader over Doncaster. It's now heading out over the East coast near Whitby! It would have had less distance to go to get to Manchester. What's all that about?

[SVX]

Looks like its diverting to LHR, no idea why...

[Paul.B]

Hi-jacking being put into Stansted??? Isn't there a special quarantine area there?

(Pure speculation of course)

[SVX]

Stansted is a good call, looks like the airspace is pretty clear in that part of the country too.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Noticed on FlightRadar its in red.

[anonymous-user]

Hope nothing dodgy is going on, is it going to STN?

[jonnyb]

Typhoons gone to meet it.

[Paul.B]

On the ground at Stansted. Fighter Escort being reported.

[jonnyb]

being reported on BBC news now.

[anonymous-user]

Just landed in STN

Lets see where they park.

[hyperblue]

PH ahead of the news as usual!

[anonymous-user]

Looks like its going to the area away from the terminal.

[24lemons]

I love Pistonheads! Just saw this thread, now everyone in the office is following the news!!

[anonymous-user]

Aircraft has parked at the safe area north of the runway.

[CatJ]

Sky are saying that the Typhoons are still in the air, but the plane isn't on flight radar any more?

[anonymous-user]

CatJ said:

Sky are saying that the Typhoons are still in the air, but the plane isn't on flight radar any more?

No it's stopped with the transponder switched off.

[CatJ]

el stovey said:

No it's stopped with the transponder switched off.

Ahhh, can you see it?

[CatJ]

Sky saying now that it's landed and that the captain of the plane is quite relaxed.

[carreauchompeur]

Loving the PH response time to incidents, perhaps we should set up some sort of QRF?

[Paul.B]

Now all the stupid speculation will start. The Beeb and Sky will be scrambling OB vehicles from Woolwich to Stansted. 'Aviation Expert' phones will be red hot. Range Rovers leaving Hereford at speed would be a true barometer of any big incident