Manchester Airport Flybe plane held after passenger ill

Police were seen waiting on the runway at Manchester Airport

A Flybe flight was held in lockdown at Manchester Airport for two hours after a passenger fell ill.

The flight from Paris arrived at 10:25 BST but passengers were not allowed to disembark.

Public Health England (PHE) said the passenger had "gastro-intestinal symptoms" and the risk to other passengers was "very low".

Flybe said passengers were given the all-clear and the aircraft would be back in service after a deep clean.

PHE said the ill passenger was taken to hospital for treatment and said all other passengers had gone on to continue their journeys.

Earlier, a passenger tweeted a picture from plane, which he said was "surrounded by police", and described being "stranded".

A Flybe spokesman said the 106 other passengers were asked to remain on board Flight BE3122 as a precautionary measure to collect their full contact details but had now disembarked.

He said getting passenger details would allow them to be "fully traceable if, in what would be a very rare instance, they might need to be uniquely alerted by the authority at some point in the future".

"Flybe sincerely apologises to the passengers for the delay to their travel plans upon arrival and for the inconvenience experienced," he added.

"However, the health and welfare of its passengers and crew remain our number one priority at all times."

The North West Ambulance Service said its hazardous area response team and an advanced paramedic had been sent to the scene.

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