Ryanair plane diverted to Berlin over ‘potential threat’

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Ryanair Plane Diverted To Berlin Over ‘Potential Threat’
Federal police inspect a Ryanair aircraft after the unscheduled landing of the plane at the Berlin International Airport in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, © AP/Press Association Images
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By Associated Press Reporter

A Ryanair flight from Ireland to Poland was diverted to Berlin after the crew were warned of a “potential security threat” on the plane, the airline has said.

German air traffic control warned the crew of the Dublin-Krakow flight of the potential threat on Sunday, Ryanair said in a statement.

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It said the captain followed procedures and diverted to Berlin, the nearest airport.


Federal police inspect a Ryanair aircraft after the unscheduled landing of the plane at the Berlin International Airport in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany
Federal police inspect a Ryanair aircraft after the unscheduled landing of the plane at Berlin International Airport in Schoenefeld, near Berlin (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)

Passengers were taken off the plane “to facilitate extensive security checks of passengers and all baggage”, the airline said.

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Once they were cleared, passengers were flown to Krakow on a spare plane after a seven-hour delay.

German federal police said early on Monday morning that their deployment was finished, but declined to give details of what led to it, news agency dpa reported.

A search of the plane found nothing untoward.

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