Two passengers held over ‘disruption’

Two men accused of being disruptive on a plane were arrested yesterday at Heathrow Airport, police said.

The pair, aged 28 and 33, were passengers on a British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London, flying into Terminal 5.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “There is no indication of any danger to any passenger or plane.”

Reports yesterday claimed that the men had been “repeatedly disruptive during the flight and had made inappropriate and potentially threatening comments regarding Iran and the possible route of the aircraft”. The nature of the comments was not confirmed by police.

The pilot became concerned and contacted London, and police offiers met the plane when it landed.

The men were arrested at the airport at about 3pm and last night remained in custody.