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Queenstown airport partly evacuated after bomb threat found on Qantas plane

The incident took place during skiing season, Queenstown’s busiest time of year.
The incident took place during skiing season, Queenstown’s busiest time of year. Photograph: Alamy

Part of Queenstown airport has been evacuated after a bomb threat was found on a Qantas plane.

The alarm was raised after a cleaner reportedly found a note on board the B737 that had arrived from Sydney at about 3pm.

There were no passengers onboard at the time the note was discovered.

Police evacuated the terminal and started a search of the plane and the building, but no explosives were found.

The airport has since reopened.

The incident took place during skiing season, Queenstown’s busiest time of year.

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