Emergency crews have surrounded a flight that touched down this evening at Manchester Airport amid reports of a bomb threat.
The Emirates flight from Dubai which touched down at 2.30pm was greeted by Greater Manchester Police and the fire service on the runway.
The runway was also temporarily closed
Later in a statement, The Airport said that the incident has been ‘stood down’.
Following a threat over social media, the airport as well as Greater Manchester Police and Emirates ‘followed due process’.
There was “no physical evidence of anything to cause concern”, Manchester Airport added.
All passengers on the flight have been disembarked.
