Armed Police Remove Man from Jet2 Flight After Bomb Threat 🚨

This is the moment armed police boarded a plane and removed a man after a bomb scare - which left passengers 'terrified'.

The Jet2 flight was grounded at East Midlands airport yesterday (21/8) over claims an explosive device was on board.

Police said no bomb was found after a search, and that the threat was not "viable". A man was arrested but has since been bailed.

One passenger said he was left shaken by the incident, which happened at around 5:15pm.

The dad, who wanted to remain anonymous, was sat on the tarmac watching the drama unfold.

He said: "We were due to take off at 5:35pm.

"I was travelling alone with my two young boys who were kept entertained by their devices - but it was terrifying.

"The whole plane was in a state of apprehension. There was around two dozen police."

The man's own Majorca flight was delayed for two hours, finally taking off at 7:30pm.

Leicestershire Police said: "At 5.16pm today (Monday), police were informed of a report of a male aboard an aircraft at East Midlands Airport who stated he was in possession of an explosive device.

"The aircraft was on the ground at the time of the incident.

"Officers worked with airport staff and with the aircraft crew to provide an immediate response to the report. In the interests of public and officer safety, armed officers were also deployed to the area of the aircraft.

"Following instruction, the man safely left the aircraft where he was arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive substance.

"Following the arrest, the aircraft has been fully searched. No explosive device has been found onboard and there is no suggestion that the threat made is viable.

"The man arrested has since been released on bail and our enquiries remain ongoing."

Jet2 said: "We can confirm that flight LS653 from East Midlands to Antalya returned to stand yesterday evening so that police could offload a disruptive passenger.

"The flight departed after the passenger was offloaded, and we would like to apologise to everyone onboard for any inconvenience or upset caused by this unforeseen incident."