RAF Typhoons Escort Qatar Airways Flight to Manchester After Alert
Police said the report was a hoax, and a 14-year-old boy from Bolton is assisting officers with their enquiries.
- On Friday, July 24, two RAF Typhoons intercepted Qatar Airways flight QR23 after it entered UK airspace, escorting the Qatar Airways Boeing 777 toward Manchester Airport following security concerns.
- The RAF confirmed a 'Quick Reaction Alert' was activated as the flight was 'causing concern to civil authorities,' with open-source tracking indicating the aircraft was not responding to air traffic control.
- Two Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s, callsigns RIGID 11 and 12, launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire; tracking data placed the escort over the Midlands and Yorkshire as jets followed the airliner.
- The flight landed safely at Manchester Airport, and passengers disembarked without incident as the escort was discontinued well before the final approach and emergency services did not meet the aircraft.
- Qatar Airways stated the escort was a 'precautionary measure' following a security notification, while QRA remains a standing task where armed RAF Typhoons maintain high readiness to respond to aircraft of concern.
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A boy is helping a police investigation after a false threat was made to a plane heading to Manchester Airport. Two Typhoons were scrambled from Coningsby in Lincolnshire on Friday to intercept the Qatar Airways flight after it was threatened by what turned out to be a hoax, the British Ministry of Defence said. Shortly after the Boeing 777 - Flight 23 from the Qatari capital Doha - entered UK airspace on Friday evening, it was intercepted by fi…
Manchester Airport flight intercepted by RAF after hoax call from Boston teen
A 14-year-old boy from Boston is assisting police with their inquiries following a hoax threat that prompted RAF Typhoon jets to escort a Qatar Airways flight heading to Manchester Airport on the evening of Friday, July 25.This event...
A false bomb threat against a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Manchester in England put the Royal Air Force on high alert. The plane, escorted by Typhoon fighter jets, landed safely, and an investigation revealed the threat was made by a 14-year-old boy living in Bolton.
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