The Dutch police have confirmed that fears that a Vueling passenger jet had been hijacked were the result of 'mis-communication'.

The plane, carrying 180 passengers, landed at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after a flight from Malaga.

The Dutch Defence Ministry had scrambled two F-16 fighters to intercept the plane over Dutch airspace.

The plane was surrounded by security forces as soon as it landed and it was later searched.

A spokesman for Vueling denied knowledge of any hijacking. He later said there could have been a mis-communication between the pilot and the control tower.

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