Bomb scare hoax briefly closes Gatwick Airport

Police have arrested a man in his 20’s on suspicion of involvement in a bomb scare at Gatwick Airport on Sunday.

A note was found on board a United Arab Emirates flight from Dubai to London about 10 minutes before it landed at London Gatwick Airport. Sussex police stated the note implied there may have been “a suspicious device on board”.

Over 150 passengers and the flight crew were evacuated and the plane moved to a holding area at Gatwick Airport, where a bomb disposal team searched the aircraft and luggage. Nothing was found in the search.