Man arrested after RAF escorted flight was wanted over £175 fraud, court told

A man arrested after a mid-air drama that saw an international passenger flight diverted with an RAF fighter escort was wanted over a fraud of just £175 (€204), a court heard.

Khalid Baqa, 52, was arrested when the Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore was diverted from Heathrow to Stansted, flanked by Typhoon jets, in February.