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Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, is accused of making a bomb hoax and being drunk on the Dubai-bound Emirates flight on Friday night, the Metropolitan Police said.
Another man on the plane, Alexander McGinn, 48, also from Dover, has also been charged with being drunk on an aircraft.
Armed police boarded the Boeing 777 at around 9.15pm on Friday, moments before take off, after remarks made to cabin crew prompted passengers to raise the alarm.
Fowles has been remanded in custody and will now appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
McGinn has been bailed and will appear at the same court on January 22, also charged with being drunk on an aircraft.
A third passenger on board the plane who was arrested at the time - a man aged 36 - was released without charge.
More than 330 passengers were on the flight at the time of the alert. They had to leave the aircraft while officers carried out a search.
Police later said they did not find any dangerous substances onboard.
Emirates arranged hotel accommodation for stranded travellers overnight and they were allowed to depart on the aircraft on Saturday.
The incident came amid heightened tension at airports following the botched Christmas Day bombings.
Former London student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces charges of trying to ignite a chemical-laden explosive on a US airliner over Detroit. He has pleaded not guilty to six charges.
A similar Emirates air Boeing 777-300 landing at Heathrow Airport  
Police brought charges against two men in connection to a bomb threat that delayed a Dubai bound Emirates flight departing from London's Heathrow Airport. 58-year-old Robert Fowles was charged with making bomb threats and public drunkenness, along with 48-year-old Alexander McGinn who was also charged with public drunkenness. A 36-year old man was also arrested, but was later released with no charges.

Flight number EK004 was using a Boeing 777-300 and had more than 330 passengers on board. Passengers said that the flight was searched quickly, and that no bombs or other suspicious items were found.   

Airports around the world have had raised levels of security since the failed bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253. In the wake of the incident, British airports will install body scanners within the next month.