A 37-year-old man has been charged with making a bomb hoax following an incident on board an aircraft which was diverted to Stansted Airport in Essex.
The Etihad Airways plane left Abu Dhabi and was due to land at Heathrow before its destination was changed.
Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled during the incident on Monday morning.
James Glen, of High Street, Chard, Somerset, is due before Harlow magistrates later.
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