Qatar A330 escorted into Manchester

[Roy Lime]

Just seen a Eurofighter apparently bringing a Qatar Airbus into Manchester.

Wow.

[TobyLaRohne]

QR023 from Doha. Doubt it is anything to worry about.

[OldJohnnyYen]

Just been told all flights suspended.

[OldJohnnyYen]

[TobyLaRohne]

Wasn't squarking anything unusual on flightradar.

[MitchT]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28662561

[mybrainhurts]

OldJohnnyYen said:

Just been told all flights suspended.

Manair website showing everything normal.

[Roy Lime]

TobyLaRohne said:

QR023 from Doha. Doubt it is anything to worry about.

Come on, it hardly happens every day. It was an extremely unusual thing to witness.

[OldJohnnyYen]

Escorted in because the pilot reported a package onboard"

[TobyLaRohne]

Roy Lime said:

Come on, it hardly happens every day. It was an extremely unusual thing to witness.

Wasn't having a pop, I reside in Qatar and its one of the least likely airlines to have either a terrorist issue or a faulty plane issue the fleet is new and the Airline is not a target.

[TobyLaRohne]

OldJohnnyYen said:

Escorted in because the pilot reported a package onboard"

k'in hell, hope its not his birthday lol!

[chuntington101]

TobyLaRohne said:

Wasn't having a pop, I reside in Qatar and its one of the least likely airlines to have either a terrorist issue or a faulty plane issue the fleet is new and the Airline is not a target.

Surely its not the airline that the target but the location they are flying to?.....

[OldJohnnyYen]

mybrainhurts said:

Manair website showing everything normal.

Sky news have a fella on the phone saying nothing is moving in or out. He's in terminal one.

[mybrainhurts]

OldJohnnyYen said:

Escorted in because the pilot reported a package onboard"

Another fat woman? Not again...

[AndyNetwork]

mybrainhurts said:

OldJohnnyYen said:

Just been told all flights suspended.

Manair website showing everything normal.

I work about half a mile from the end of the runway, and just off to the side of the centre line, nothing has come in since, and under normal circumstances, there would be something coming in every couple of mins.

[marcgti6]

Intriguing.

I want to know more!

[OldJohnnyYen]

All areas in the airport with a view of the outdoor areas have been evacuated. Aviation viewing park evacuated and closed.

[TobyLaRohne]

chuntington101 said:

Surely its not the airline that the target but the location they are flying to?.....

yeah but given the amount of funding the Qataris give and shelter they give as well as letting the organisations do their banking there they'd never choose to use one of their jets when BA and other airlines could be used.

If they did successfully blow up a QA jet they'd be shooting themselves in the foot royally. Same goes for the way they'd be treated in the Emirates...

[Jimmm]

Forgive my ignorance but what is actually achieved by having a fighter escort?

[OldJohnnyYen]

Greater Manchester police calling it an "ongoing emergency"