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What: Etihad Airlines Airbus A340-600 en route from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow
Where: Stansted airport, north of London.
When: Jan 24, 2011
Who: 37-year-old British man
Why: After a passenger made threats, the flight was provided two Royal Air Force jets as escort. The flight diverted to Stansted airport where the plane made a safe landing,and the passenger was taken into custody. There were no injuries.
The unruly passenger did not threaten the safety of the aircraft.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) Airlines flight AB-6479 had to make an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on January 11th.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6133 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on April 17th.