RAF fighter escorted a Qatar airways plane into Manchester a

[Blade]

Breaking news.

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[Kwacky]

Fingers crossed it's nothing more than a security alert.

[Blade]

I think it was as local radio just said flights is now being disembarked and other flights are now allowed to land.

Good test for emergency services and government agencies as sounds like a full scale response was actioned.

Will watch the local news tonight for a full report.

[Blade]

Just seen local news.

Passengers onboard didn't really notice anything and one passenger arrested on the basis of making a hoax bomb threat.

All ended well, thank god.

[duke63]

He will get a long prison sentence for being a nob today.

[Blade]

I hope so as he deserves it.

[C00kiemonster]

He will get a long prison sentence for being a nob today.

Good.

[duke63]

Isn't there a specific offence of endangering a plane?

[Blade]

I think they made a film about it, snakes on a plane or something

[StMarks]

I think they made a film about it, snakes on a plane or something

I don't think that was a film, so much as another crime.!

[Monty]

Don't get it, what options does the Typhoon pilot have?

[Godzilla]

Don't get it, what options does the Typhoon pilot have?

Neither do I. Either let the plan go where it wants or shoot it down?

[D6]

tractor beam

[Kwacky]

Shoot it down.

[duke63]

He shoots it down if he thinks it's about to endanger people on the ground, I guess. Not sure how that works though. I suspect the RAF pilot does simple maths and works out how many more might die on the ground as those on the plane will die anyway.

[Kwacky]

The pilot doesn't make the decision but yeah, that's about it. If the plane is diverted then it gets knocked down. No more 9/11s

[Blade]

Do they have side ways firing missiles ?

Seems strange to me they fly parallel, you would think they would fly behind so could easily take aim.

[Kwacky]

It's too monitor the cockpit. They try to maintain visual contact.

It won't take much for a fighter plane to drop back and take out a large commercial plane.

[Blade]

Good call, makes sense

[D6]

So they can do a top gun and give them the bird through the canopy.