Essex Police has confirmed they spoke to three people on board a Latvian cargo plane which was diverted to Stansted Airport this afternoon.
RAF military jets were deployed this afternoon after air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane over Kent at around 4.40pm. The subsequent activity caused a large sound over parts of the county andEessex
The aircraft landed safely at Stansted airport at around 5.20pm
An Essex Police spokesman said: "All three people who were on board have been spoken to by police, it was established that everything was in order and reason for the short loss of communication was due to a change in airspace jurisdiction.
"Essex Police is not investigating the incident and the aircraft will be able to continue its journey to Birmingham when it is ready."
