This is copy from one of my reporters for tomorrow's newspaper; I'll probably not bother running it because it is fairly unexciting, but if anyone in the know can spot factual errors, let me know.
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A BOMB scare forced a passenger jet bound for Washington to make an emergency landing at Glasgow Aiport yesterday.
The pilot of United Airlines flight 923 from Heathrow took the decision to land his plane after 80 minutes in the air when a suspect package was discovered.
Shortly after 10am, the Boeing 767 landed at Glasgow Airport and was taken to a holding area at the end of the runway where all 163 passengers and 13 crew were led to the terminal building.
Police later gave the plane the all-clear before the flight resumed.
Fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles surrounded the jet as specialist officers searched the aircraft with sniffer dogs.
The airport remained open to national and international traffic throughout, despite the security operation.
One holidaymaker, who witnessed the police operation, said: “It was quite worrying. We saw the fire engines and police heading out to meet the plane.
“Some of the passengers who came down the stairs seemed really shaken by it all.
“Thank goodness it wasn’t something more serious.”
A spokeswoman for Glasgow Airport said: “The captain made a decision that it was unsafe to continue the journey and decided to divert to Glasgow.
“We do not yet know what was believed to have been in the package but investigations are ongoing.
“The flight was been taken off the main runway and there was no danger to other passengers or personnel.”
A spokesman for United Airlines refused to be drawn on what had caused the incident, but confirmed that there was no suggestion that they feared a security breach by one of the passengers.
He added that after the events of 11 September, the airline would take no chances with passenger safety.
The United spokesman said: “Flight 923 from Heathrow to Washington Dulles was diverted to Glasgow Airport to allow for an additional security check as a precautionary measure.
“We are continually adapting our security, which has been a priority since 11 September.
“We have more than 300 flights a day and the safety of passengers and crew is something we take exceptionally seriously.”
More than five hours after the scare, passengers were escorted back to the aircraft before it took off around 3.15pm for Washington.
A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said a thorough search of the plane failed to reveal anything which threatened its security.
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