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Abhay Nayak Charged Over Mid-Air Bomb Threat on EasyJet Flight

The 41-year-old remains in custody after being charged with assault, endangering aircraft safety as counter-terrorism officers assess viral footage

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Overview

  • Flight EZY609 made an emergency descent on July 27 after Nayak emerged from the lavatory shouting he had a bomb and anti-Trump slogans
  • Passengers and crew subdued Nayak in the aisle until the plane landed safely at Glasgow Airport, where Police Scotland arrested him
  • Police Scotland confirmed no explosives were found, no accomplices were involved and Nayak faces charges of assault and endangering aircraft safety
  • Counter-terrorism officers are reviewing videos of the incident circulating online to determine if there was any wider threat
  • Nayak appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court, remains remanded in custody and is due back in court next Wednesday