Kiwi traveller has described the hours-long ordeal passengers endured after an Air New Zealand flight to Sydney landed following reports of a bomb on board. Flight NZ247 departed Wellington on Saturday with 140 passengers.

Air New Zealand connects Wellington International Airport (WLG) and Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) daily with its Airbus A320neo, which can carry up to 165 passengers. The outbound service operates as NZ247, departing Wellington at 15:40, traveling for three hours and 40 minutes, and arriving in Sydney at 17:20.

A passenger on board the plane at the centre of the bomb threat says they found out what was happening from a news report.

A passenger on board an Air New Zealand flight that was at the centre of a bomb threat says they only found out when they saw a news broadcast about the plane they were sitting in. Australia’s 9 News said Flight NZ247 arrived from Wellington at about 5.

An Air New Zealand flight was grounded at Sydney Airport on Saturday evening, reportedly due to an unknown safety threat.Flight NZ-247 arrived from Wellington at about 5.40pm with tactical operations unit,

An Air New Zealand flight has been held at the end of Sydney's domestic airport runway following a safety threat. An Australian Federal Police spokesperson said the AFP responded to an incident on board an aircraft that was en route to the airport.

Australian authorities yesterday responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to Sydney. Police said there was no threat. Air New Zealand flight 247 remained on the Sydney Airport tarmac with its passengers aboard for hours due to a bomb threat, news media reported.

There are reports of a bomb scare involving an incoming international flight at Sydney Airport. According to Seven News, the incident involves Air New Zealand flight NZ247 from Wellington to Sydney.