Two men arrested for 'endangering an aircraft' after flight diverted to Stansted Incident happened at 7.30pm last night (Friday) Flight was due to land at Heathrow, but was diverted to Stansted All other passengers were escorted safely, and investigations are continuing British police arrested two men for endangering an aircraft on Friday evening after a Sri Lankan Airlines flight was diverted from London's Heathrow Airport to nearby Stansted. The Sri Lankan Airlines A330 Airbus, which was carrying 267 passengers and crew, was due to land at Heathrow Airport but was diverted to the Essex airport just after 7.30pm. The remaining passengers are being looked after at a reception centre at Stansted and are due to be transferred to Heathrow this morning. Worrying: A Sri Lankan Airlines flight was diverted from Heathrow to Stansted (not actual plane) A spokesman for Stansted said last night: 'Stansted Airport can confirm a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330 diverted into Stansted at approximately 7.30pm this evening. The aircraft, which was flying from Columbo to Heathrow, landed safely with Essex Police in attendance. The airport is open and flights are arriving and departing as normal. A spokesman for Essex Police added: 'Essex Police officers boarded the aircraft and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. The passengers have been removed safely. Enquiries are ongoing. Scene: The two men were arrested for endangering an aircraft once the plane had landed In May this year, two men were arrested on board a plane from Pakistan carrying 297 passengers that was intercepted and diverted to Stansted airport by RAF typhoon jets. Police later said the incident in May was being treated as criminal rather than terrorism-related. Stansted is one of London's less busy airports, preferred as a location for handling airplane security incidents.