Hijacking alert that prompted police to surround Saudi Airlines flight in Manila a 'false alarm'

A hijacking alert that prompted police to surround a Saudi Airlines plane at Manila airport was a "false alarm", an airline spokesman has confirmed. 

Flight SV872 was placed in an isolation area on the tarmac at Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a control tower relayed a threat to authorities, CNN Philippines reports.

There was a "false alarm for hijack for Flight 872," the airline said in a statement and on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Saudi_Airlines/status/778160115522437120

The Manila International Airport Authority and the Philippine National Aviation Security Group attended the scene, along with Saudi Airlines executives.