This is the moment armed police boarded a Jet2 plane and removed a passenger over claims there was a bomb on board.

The flight was grounded at East Midlands airport yesterday at around 5:15pm after it was reported that a man on board the plane claimed he was in possession of an explosive device.

Police later arrested a man, who has since been bailed, but said no bomb was found after a search of the plane and that the threat was not 'viable'.

The flight, bound for Antalya in Turkey, was due to depart at 4:45pm but ended up leaving the runway at 8:08pm, according to Jet2's website, after the 'disruptive passenger' was offloaded.

Footage of the incident shows two armed police officers standing at the front of the plane as they tell a man to walk forward with his hands raised above his head and exit the plane. His wife and a young girl can also be seen following behind him.

Footage of the incident shows two armed police officers standing at the front of the plane

They tell the man to walk forward, towards them, with his hands raised above his head

A father, who was on a different flight, captured the drama unfold from the tarmac in another video of the incident.

The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said: 'We were due to take off at 5:35pm. I was travelling alone with my two young boys who were kept entertained by their devices - but it was terrifying.

'The whole plane was in a state of apprehension. There was around two dozen police.'

The man’s own Majorca flight was delayed for two hours, finally taking off at 7:30pm.

Leicestershire Police said: 'At 5.16pm today (Monday), police were informed of a report of a male aboard an aircraft at East Midlands Airport who stated he was in possession of an explosive device.

'The aircraft was on the ground at the time of the incident.

'Officers worked with airport staff and with the aircraft crew to provide an immediate response to the report. In the interests of public and officer safety, armed officers were also deployed to the area of the aircraft.

'Following instruction, the man safely left the aircraft where he was arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive substance.

The man can be seen slowly walking forward towards the officers before exiting the plane

A woman, who says she is the man's wife, and a young girl can also be seen following him off the flight

A father, who was on a different flight, captured the drama unfold from the tarmac in another video of the incident

In the footage from outside the plane, the same man can be seen in the far right being led away by a police officer

His wife and a young girl are also seen being escorted over to a group of cars

The video then cuts out before any of the police vehicles drive off

'Following the arrest, the aircraft has been fully searched. No explosive device has been found onboard and there is no suggestion that the threat made is viable.

'The man arrested has since been released on bail and our enquiries remain ongoing.'

Jet2 said: 'We can confirm that flight LS653 from East Midlands to Antalya returned to stand yesterday evening so that police could offload a disruptive passenger.

'The flight departed after the passenger was offloaded, and we would like to apologise to everyone onboard for any inconvenience or upset caused by this unforeseen incident.'