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June 15th, 2013 
Peter Nolan
The flight was checked by a technical team that includes bomb disposal
experts. Passengers were let off to wait inside the airport, where they were
being interviewed by police.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that it launched Typhoon fighter jets to
escort the plane to the Glasgow airport.
One driver reported seeing five police cars, fire engines, and ambulances
travelling southbound on the A77, apparently heading for the airport.
Police confirmed a suspicious note was found on the plane and all passengers
are to be interviewed.
A spokeswoman said: “At around 1420 hours today an Egyptair aircraft
flying from Cairo to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport after a
suspicious note was discovered on the aircraft.
“There are no reports of anyone injured and police are currently making
arrangements for the 326 passengers to disembark. All passengers will then
be interviewed by police.”
A Prestwick Airport spokesman said: “The (diverted) plane was on route
from Cairo to JFK in New York. It is safely on the tarmac at Prestwick.
“The airport is open for business with flights arriving and taking off.
The police are involved and on the scene, they have the lead in this.”
The airport said all flights were operating as normal.
The incident came three weeks after two men who claimed they had a bomb tried
to burst into the cockpit of a flight bound for Britain, triggering fighter
jets to be scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
The Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Manchester airport
with 347 passengers on board was diverted to Stansted with an escort of
Typhoon jets, from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, after the pilot raised the
alarm.
They were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft by armed police who
boarded the plane, flight PK 709, which had been diverted to Stansted about
10 minutes before it was due to land at Manchester.
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