Phone Call After Takeoff "I Planted an Explosive" Japanese Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing

Emergency Landing in Nagoya During Narita to Fukuoka Flight
5 Passengers Slightly Injured During Evacuation... No Bomb Found

A domestic Japanese passenger plane heading from Narita Airport to Fukuoka in Kyushu made an emergency landing at Chubu Airport near Nagoya after receiving a bomb threat call, but no explosives were found.

According to Kyodo News and NHK, the low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan's flight GK 501 took off from Narita Airport near Tokyo at 6:35 a.m. on the 7th, heading to its destination, Fukuoka. About 40 minutes into the flight, at 7:18 a.m., a staff member at the Narita Airport information center received a call stating, "There is an explosive device on flight GK 501." The unidentified caller made an international call from Germany and reportedly said in English, "There is a 100 kg plastic bomb in the plane's cargo hold. If you do not release the manager, I will detonate it."

On the morning of the 7th, a Jetstar Japan aircraft heading to Fukuoka made an emergency landing at Chubu Airport near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Photo by Kyodo News

As a result, flight GK 501 urgently changed its destination and made an emergency landing at Chubu Airport near Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture at 7:41 a.m. At that time, the plane was carrying 136 passengers, including two infants, and six crew members. All of them evacuated urgently using slide-type escape chutes, and during the evacuation, five passengers sustained minor injuries such as abrasions.

On the morning of the 7th, passengers are waiting for airline calls at Chubu Airport near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Photo by Kyodo News

The police immediately dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal team to inspect the aircraft cabin and the luggage in the cargo hold using X-rays and other methods, but no explosives or suspicious items were found. Due to the emergency landing, the runway was temporarily closed, causing flight takeoffs and landings to be suspended for over four hours, resulting in significant inconvenience for passengers due to cancellations and delays. Operations at Chubu Airport resumed at 12:15 p.m. that day.

The direct distance from Narita Airport to Fukuoka Airport is approximately 950 km, with a flight time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. Chubu Airport is about 350 km away from Narita Airport.

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