FlyDubai bomb threat sparks evacuation

A flyDubai flight was grounded at Amman international airport following a bomb threat from a passenger.

Passengers were evacuated after a man, who reportedly works as a co-pilot in the UAE, asked to see the pilot.

When he was refused he claimed ha had a bomb and threatened to blow up the plane.

Police were alerted and managed to evacuate the passengers before beginning a search of the plane, but no explosives were found.

The passenger who made the bomb threat is a co-pilot who works in the United Arab Emirates, a security official said.

"He said he was just making a joke. He was arrested, and an investigation is now under way," he added.