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RAF fighter jets scrambled to escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport after flight 'caused concern'

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RAF Typhoons scrambled to UK-bound Qatar Airways flight 'causing concern'
Flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester Airport caused 'concern to civil authorities' once it reached UK airspace, triggering a 'RAD Quick Reaction Alert'
24 Jul, 21:24
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RAF fighter jets scrambled to escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport after flight 'caused concern'
A pair of RAF Typhoon fighter jets were dispatched last night after a Qatar Airways plane bound for Manchester Airport raised "cause for concern" en route. The flight raised alarm among civil authorities upon entering British airspace, with jets launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to assist. The aircraft in question, a Boeing 777 operating as flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester Airport, prompted the Royal A
25 Jul, 09:41