Video: Two arrested after Pakistan plane diverted to Stansted Airport In accordance with standard protocols the plane was diverted to Stansted Airport and military aircraft escorted it until it landed. The plane touched down at 2.15pm and once it had been directed to a safe location armed police officers entered the aircraft and arrested two suspects on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft. The two men aged 30 and 41, and British nationals, were then removed from the aircraft and taken to waiting police vehicles. They have been taken to a police station where they remain in custody pending interview by detectives. According to one of the passengers, the aircraft's cabin crew said two men had repeatedly tried to get into the cockpit.