Heathrow Airport runways closed after plane 'fire'

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Busy day for the UK ATC today, a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft is being escorted by Typhoons to Stansted after diverting from Manchester due to an 'incident'.

EDIT: Looks like the flight is PK709 from Lahore to Manchester, a 777-340. Judging by Flightradar24, it's on the ground now at Stansted.

Apparently two British nationals (30 and 41 years old) attempted to get into the flight deck....armed police arrested them when the plane landed.