RAF Typhoons Intercept Ryanair Flight, ‘Thankfully’ Not Terror Threat

RAF Typhoons Intercept Ryanair Flight, ‘Thankfully’ Not Terror Threat
Ryanair aircraft are pictured at Stansted airport in London on Aug. 20, 2020. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
Mary Clark
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Two British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Ryanair flight on its way from Vienna in Austria to London’s Stanstead airport on Sunday evening after the flight crew discovered a suspicious device on board.

The two Typhoon jets then escorted the Ryanair flight to Stanstead airport, a Ministry of Defence media spokesperson told The Epoch Times.