Plane makes emergency landing in Japan due to bomb threat

AFP / Roslan Rahman [Illustration]

A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday due to a bomb threat, though no device was found, officials said, Reuters reported.

The runway at the airport was closed after the flight from Narita airport near Tokyo, bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan, landed on Friday, but resumed operations after safety was confirmed, the spokesman said.

There were 136 passengers and 6 crew members on board, the spokesperson said. Five sustained minor injuries while evacuating from the plane, an official at the Chubu airport police said.

The official said that no explosives or other suspicious objects were found in a search of the cabin and luggage.

More from International News

  • 100 dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

    A landslide in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea killed around 100 people, the Australian Broadcasting Corp said.

  • 20 Singapore Airlines passengers remain in intensive care

    Twenty people who were aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday remain in intensive care. Others are being treated for spinal cord and brain injuries.

  • Four dead in Mallorca building collapse

    A two-storey restaurant building collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca killing at least four people and injuring 16 people in the tourism hot spot in Spain's Balearic Islands.

  • Israeli forces kill dozens in deeper Gaza push

    Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.

  • Iran's President Raisi to be buried in Mashhad

    Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi is set to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday evening, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people.

On Virgin Radio today

Trending on Virgin Radio