A man has been arrested after he “incorrectly” boarded an easyJet flight without the correct documents.
Police responded to reports that a man was on the aircraft – which was due to fly to Milan – around 7pm on Friday.
The individual, a man in his 20s, was arrested by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers on suspicion of hiding for the purpose of being carried in an aircraft without consent and intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance.
All passengers and their luggage had to be removed from the flight – as is standard practice in such an incident.
Nothing suspicious was found aboard the aircraft and there is no suggestion the incident was terror-related.
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The man remains in police custody for questioning as inquiries continue.
In a statement, easyJet said its EZY2127 flight was subject to “additional security checks… due to a passenger incorrectly boarding the flight”.
The airline added: “Safety and security is our highest priority, and so we will now work with our ground partner at Manchester Airport to understand how he was able to board the flight.”
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Manchester Airport said the passenger was “properly screened” by its security “so passenger safety was never an issue”, and that it was working with the police and the airline to look into what happened.
