Norwegian police have arrested a 51-year-old Briton suspected of setting off a mid-air bomb alert on Friday on a Ryanair plane flying from London to Oslo, she said. The Irish low-cost carrier landed safely in the middle of the day at Gardermoen International Airport, some 50 kilometers northeast of the Norwegian capital. The 142 passengers were all evacuated. No injuries were reported. "The police have things under control and have arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of being behind the threats. The man is a British citizen," said police official Olav Unnestad in a statement. communicated.
An investigation launched
"We have launched an investigation and we will hear the man as soon as possible," he added.
According to Norwegian media reports, the threat was in the form of a written note found on board the aircraft, which raised an alert approximately 40 minutes before the landing.
According to the specialized site Flightradar24, the aircraft is a Boeing 737 which had taken off from London's Standsted airport early in the morning.
The company recorded another incident earlier this week
The incident resulted in the deployment of large police forces to Gardermoen, including an elite response team and deminers who undertook the inspection of the aircraft. He was escorted by Danish F16 fighters who broke through the sound barrier to join him in the air, the Danish Ministry of Defense said on Twitter.
Another Ryanair plane connecting Krakow to Dublin was forced to land in London on Tuesday after a note was found in the bathroom stating that there were explosives on board. British police arrested two men.