A New York Bound Plane Diverted to Glasgow Airport After passenger finds a note saying 'I'll set this plane on fire' in the toilet
A transatlantic flight travelling to New York was diverted to Glasgow and met by armed police after a passenger found a note which read 'I set this plane on fire'. The Egypt air passenger jet, carrying 326 people, was escorted by Typhoon fighter jets from RAF Leuchars and met by a convoy of half a dozen police vehicles at Glasgow Prestwick this afternoon. The Boeing 777 - which was travelling from Cairo to JFK Airport in New York - landed at the airport at 2.30pm. Passenger Nada Tawfik, a producer for BBC New York, was on the flight and said she found the note in the plane's toilets. Concern: This passenger plane travelling from Egypt to New York was diverted to Glasgow Prestwick airport and met by armed police officers this afternoon Alert: Four police vehicles holding armed police surround the plane She told the BBC News Channel: 'I'm still on board, we were told that we would be able to get off half an hour ago but we're still here on the plan...