Two charged over Emirates Heathrow arrests
10.01.10
Two of the three passengers arrested onboard an Emirates plane at Heathrow on Friday night have been charged with being drunk on an aircraft, and one has also been charged with making a bomb threat. Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, faces charges over the bomb threat and of being drunk on an aircraft. Alexander McGinn, 48, also from Dover, faces charges of being drunk on an aircraft. A third passenger who was arrested, a man aged 36, was released without charge.
Armed police boarded the Dubai-bound Emirates flight at 21:15 on Friday night shortly before takeoff after remarks were made to cabin crew. Mr Fowles, who lives in Edred Road, Dover, will appear from custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court tomorrow. Mr McGinn, of Lowther Road, has been bailed and will appear at the same court on January 22.
The incident happened as the Boeing 777, which had 331 passengers on board, was taxiing for take-off. After searches including using police sniffer dogs, the other passengers were eventually taken off the aircraft and driven to an airport hotel for the night. Their flight was rescheduled and departed at 15:00 yesterday afternoon.
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