Ryanair flight escorted by RAF jets after bomb note found in toilet

A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a note warning explosives were on board was found in the toilets. RAF Typhoon fighter jets were sent to intercept the aircraft travelling from Krakow to Dublin after the alert was raised Monday evening. After landing safely on the runway at London Stansted Airport, police oversaw the evacuation of the plane in an isolated area. Essex Police described the incident only as a “security alert” and said officers were still investigating. However Ryanair said that the diversion of the Boeing 737-800 was prompted by the discovery of “a note in one of the toilets claiming that there were explosives on board”. “The captain followed procedure by alerting the UK authorities and diverted to the nearest airport where the plane landed normally, but was taxied to a remote stand where passengers disembarked safely,” a spokesperson for the airline said.<br/>