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Plane escorted to Prestwick Airport by Typhoon jets

By Press Association
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 25: A general view of Prestwick Airport on February 25, 2015 in Prestwick, Scotland. The Scottish Government has been accused of hiding the true cost to the tax payer for buying Prestwick Airport after they kept secret the existence of a new estimate predicting it would almost double to £40 million. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 25: A general view of Prestwick Airport on February 25, 2015 in Prestwick, Scotland. The Scottish Government has been accused of hiding the true cost to the tax payer for buying Prestwick Airport after they kept secret the existence of a new estimate predicting it would almost double to £40 million. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

An aircraft has landed safely after being escorted into Prestwick Airport by Typhoon jets.

Police and other emergency services attended at the airport in Ayrshire, in the west of Scotland, for what was described as a major incident.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said an Italian civilian aircraft was escorted to Prestwick by jets from Lossiemouth after it lost communications.

She said the aircraft landed safely and the incident was over.

Police Scotland tweeted: “Police and emergency services present at Prestwick Airport after plane landed safely under escort as safety precaution.”