Federal police have issued a major update following a bomb threat scare on board a plane at Sydney Airport, which resulted in emergency services swarming the tarmac.

7NEWS is tracking the aircraft at the centre of a bomb scare at Sydney Airport from its news chopper. It was isolated at the end of the runway after landing safely at 5:30 pm. https://t.co/TWh1KQh9q4 @AngeliqueOpie7 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/iMpDy57wof

Some passengers told Radio New Zealand there had been a bomb threat, and the view outside the window backed that up. While it had all the hallmarks of a bomb threat, all Federal Police are saying is they made a thorough search of the aircraft, luggage and passengers, and nothing suspicious was found.

Reports of a bomb threat on an Air New Zealand Flight 247 to Australia that has just landed at Sydney airport. Photo / via Sky News An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington landed at Sydney Airport following reports of a bomb threat on board.