ANKARA – A Japanese aeroplane made an emergency landing this morning after a bomb threat, local media reported.
A passenger plane operated by budget carrier Jetstar made an emergency landing at Chubu Airport shortly after 7.30am today. It was heading from Narita Airport near Tokyo to Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan, reported Anadolu Agency citing public broadcaster NHK.
According to the broadcaster, the Narita Airport received a call from a man from Germany at around 6.20am, saying in English that he had planted a 100kg plastic bomb in the cargo room of the Jetstar plane.
Authorities temporarily closed the runway that delayed or cancelled some flights. However, police said they could not find any suspicious objects in the plane, the report said.
The plane had 136 passengers and six crew members onboard.
According to Kyodo News Agency, at least five passengers sustained minor injuries while evacuating from the plane but no one was hospitalised. – Bernama, January 7, 2023
