Update: 15:05
A passenger plane has been escorted to Manchester Airport by an RAF fighter jet after the pilot reported concerns about a possible device on board.
Chief superintendent John O’Hare of Greater Manchester Police said: “An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police later added: “A man pulled from the QR23 flight at Manchester Airport has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.”
In a statement Qatar Airways said: “There were 269 passengers and 13 Qatar Airways crew on board. The crew onboard had received a threat about a possible device on board and Qatar Airways immediately took all the necessary precautions to alert British authorities.
“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is our top priority. As this is a matter of a police investigation, we cannot comment further at this time.”