Military jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane that was forced to make an emergency landing at Prestwick airport. The RAF said the Typhoon jets were sent at supersonic speed in reaction to an unresponsive civilian aircraft. An RAF spokesman said: “Quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were launched today from RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth to identify an unresponsive civilian aircraft. “The Typhoon aircraft were authorised to transit at supersonic speed for operational reasons. “A full emergency response has been put into action at the airport and the aircraft landed safely at 3.57pm.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2016 16:18 UTC