Sweden today dropped the hijacking investigation into a man who tried to board a Ryanair flight to London with a gun in his bag.

A Swedish prosecutor will decide on Monday whether a man suspected of planning to hijack a London-bound airliner last month will remain in custody or be released pending further investigation.

A Swedish prosecutor today asked for a man suspected of planning to hijack a Ryanair flight to London to be held in custody.

SECURITY at Irish airports is tight enough to deal with any attempts to smuggle a handgun on board a plane, Aer Rianta said yesterday.