A major emergency response&nbsp;is underway after a Kenya Airways flight was diverted from Heathrow to Stansted&nbsp;Airport.&nbsp;

A London Stansted spokeswoman said the Boeing 787 “landed safely with Essex Police in attendance”.

“The aircraft was escorted to a remote parking stand with normal flight operations now continuing,” she said.

The plane was diverted to Stansted just before 3.45pm

An Essex Police spokesman said: “We are currently attending an incident at Stansted Airport

“A flight travelling from Nairobi to Heathrow was diverted to Stansted this afternoon.

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Boeing 787 travelling from Nairobi 'escorted to a remote parking stand' by police after landing at around 3.45pm{ai:summary}<p>Kenya Airways flight diverted to Stansted due to emergency, landed safely with Essex Police in attendance. Incident being investigated by authorities. #foreignaffairs</p>

Kenya Airways flight diverted from Heathrow to Stansted in major incident

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