Hijack scare at Amsterdam airport

AMSTERDAM - A passenger plane flying from Malaga to Amsterdam which may have been hijacked landed at Schiphol airport on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for the Dutch military police told Reuters.

All passengers were still on board and the plane has been surrounded by security forces, he added.

A spokesperson for Spain's Vueling airline said the reports that the plane had been hijacked were due to mis-communication between the pilot and the control tower.

Confusion over a possible hijacking arose because there was no radio contact, ANP reported citing the police.