London ( CNN ) -- Britain 's Royal Air Force scrambled jets Monday to escort a passenger plane in for landing after a man made threats on an Etihad Airways flight , authorities said . The British national , 37 , was arrested on arrival , police in the county of Essex said . The flight was bound for London 's Heathrow Airport from Abu Dhabi , but was diverted to nearby Stansted Airport . The plane landed safely and the airports are operating normally , officials said . There were no injuries . CNN 's Carol Jordan and Antonia Mortensen contributed to this report .
A passenger makes threats on a plane heading for Heathrow , officials say . Score: 6