More than 150 people were evacuated from a flight to London after the pilot overheard a "suspicious conversation" on board and made an unscheduled stop.
The EasyJet flight to London landed in Germany instead due to the pilot's concerns.
The plane was coming from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana and landed at Cologne-Bonn airport at about 4.30pm (GMT) on Saturday.
Airport authorities said in a statement that the 151 passengers on board disembarked the plane using emergency slides and were taken to a transit gate where they were checked by police.
There are reports that police also destroyed a piece of baggage that could not be assigned to anybody on board.
Take-offs and landings were suspended for three hours, causing 10 flights to be diverted to other airports and delays to over a dozen more.
A spokesman for Cologne-Bonn airport said: "A plane on the way from Ljubljana to London has landed this evening around 6.30pm locla time in Cologne unplanned.
"Prior to this, the pilot had been informed about a suspicious conversation on board, after which he decided to make an unscheduled landing in Cologne/Bonn.
"After the safe landing of the aircraft of the type A319, the 151 passengers left the machine via emergency slides and were taken to a transit gate.
"The police have been informed and have taken action.
"Thus, passengers had to undergo a check immediately after landing."
An EasyJet spokeswoman said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY3246 from Ljubljana to London Stansted diverted to Cologne today.
"The captain took the decision as a precaution to enable the aircraft to go through additional security checks in Cologne where the aircraft was met by the police.
"In compliance with the local authorities' guidance, passengers disembarked to allow additional security checks to be performed."
She added the passengers had been given a hotel stay for the night and would fly back on Sunday morning.
"We thank passengers for their understanding," she said.
"The safety of EasyJet's passengers and crew is our highest priority."
More than 150 people were evacuated from a flight to London after the pilot overheard a "suspicious conversation" on board and made an unscheduled stop.
The EasyJet flight to London landed in Germany instead due to the pilot's concerns.
The plane was coming from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana and landed at Cologne-Bonn airport at about 4.30pm (GMT) on Saturday.
Airport authorities said in a statement that the 151 passengers on board disembarked the plane using emergency slides and were taken to a transit gate where they were checked by police.
There are reports that police also destroyed a piece of baggage that could not be assigned to anybody on board.
Take-offs and landings were suspended for three hours, causing 10 flights to be diverted to other airports and delays to over a dozen more.
A spokesman for Cologne-Bonn airport said: "A plane on the way from Ljubljana to London has landed this evening around 6.30pm locla time in Cologne unplanned.
"Prior to this, the pilot had been informed about a suspicious conversation on board, after which he decided to make an unscheduled landing in Cologne/Bonn.
"After the safe landing of the aircraft of the type A319, the 151 passengers left the machine via emergency slides and were taken to a transit gate.
"The police have been informed and have taken action.
"Thus, passengers had to undergo a check immediately after landing."
An EasyJet spokeswoman said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY3246 from Ljubljana to London Stansted diverted to Cologne today.
"The captain took the decision as a precaution to enable the aircraft to go through additional security checks in Cologne where the aircraft was met by the police.
"In compliance with the local authorities' guidance, passengers disembarked to allow additional security checks to be performed."
She added the passengers had been given a hotel stay for the night and would fly back on Sunday morning.
"We thank passengers for their understanding," she said.
"The safety of EasyJet's passengers and crew is our highest priority."
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