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Passenger escorted onto plane by armed officers

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latesummerreminiscing · 30/08/2025 19:34

I took a flight from Germany to the UK yesterday and noticed at the gate were two armed officers waiting with a paper document at the gate. Then, that particular passenger was escorted onto the plane before anyone else, by both officers, they filled out paperwork before the rest were allowed onto the flight. No police were not with him on the flight though. He was in the front seat and very calm during the flight. What on earth was this about?? Lots of people were really worried

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NoThanksNeeded · 30/08/2025 19:46

If there was anything dangerous then the officers would have gone with him on the plane
Airport police are always armed
Likely an extradition or similar

BrendaSmall · 30/08/2025 19:42

Was he met at the other end by police officers or any other airport officials?

OfftoWorkIGo · 30/08/2025 19:40

I would have been keeping an eye on him myself! Surely if he was dangerous though the police would have stayed with him. On the other hand why did he have to be escorted on to the plane?

HangryLikeTheHulk · 30/08/2025 19:39

British paedo being deported ?

MirrorMirrorontheFall · 30/08/2025 19:38

Aren’t all police officers in airports armed?

Bambamhoohoo · 30/08/2025 19:38

Being Deported or extradited? Some kind of prisoner I would guess?

edited- sorry I misread and thought the officers escorted him back. Doesn’t sound serious

PennySweeet · 30/08/2025 19:37

latesummerreminiscing · 30/08/2025 19:36

How do you mean, like kicked out of the country? I thought it was so odd that the officers were heavily armed!

Standard at all airports.

They were probably the only ones available.

IGaveSoManySigns · 30/08/2025 19:37

latesummerreminiscing · 30/08/2025 19:36

How do you mean, like kicked out of the country? I thought it was so odd that the officers were heavily armed!

Turned up at passport control with the wrong docs etc.

Police are heavily armed at the airport anyway! Even in the UK.

latesummerreminiscing · 30/08/2025 19:36

IGaveSoManySigns · 30/08/2025 19:35

I don’t see why you were worried, he obviously didn’t have anything with him. Most likely he was being returned from the airport

How do you mean, like kicked out of the country? I thought it was so odd that the officers were heavily armed!

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IGaveSoManySigns · 30/08/2025 19:35

I don’t see why you were worried, he obviously didn’t have anything with him. Most likely he was being returned from the airport