Bomb threat: Kuwaiti plane lands in Turkey

A Kuwaiti passenger plane made an emergency landing at Trabzon airport in northern Turkey yesterday following a bomb threat reported to the airline’s headquarters, an official said.

The Jazeera Airways flight from Kuwait, with 51 passengers and six crew, landed safely in Trabzon and all passengers were evacuated. Security checks were conducted on the plane while passengers’ baggage was searched.

In Kuwait, Jazeera Airways said it had received “a communication indicating a potential security situation.’’ “This communication was evaluated and deemed to be not credible,’’ the company said on Twitter.