RAF fighter jets scrambled to escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport after flight 'caused concern'

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RAF fighter jets scrambled to escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport after flight 'caused concern'.

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A pair of RAF Typhoon fighter jets were dispatched last night after a Qatar Airways plane bound for Manchester Airport raised "cause for concern" en route.The flight raised alarm among civil authorities upon entering British airspace, with jets launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to assist.The aircraft in question, a Boeing 777 operating as flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester Airport, prompted the Royal Air Force to activate a rapid response.Whilst the precise nature of the concern remains unclear, it is understood that authorities believed there was a problem with the airliner.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The cause of the alert has not been officially disclosed by either the RAF or the airline.The two fighter jets made contact with the Boeing 777 in the skies above Nottingham, where they took up an escort position alongside the commercial aircraft.Unverified reports on aviation tracking websites have suggested air traffic controllers may have lost communication with the...

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