Bomb threat diverts planes flying over Europe in second such event this week
Authorities said 151 passengers and six crew were brought to safety as bomb disposal teams searched the aircraft and found no explosives.
- On Thursday, November 5, 2026, Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome diverted to the Évreux-Fauville Air Base in Normandy after receiving a bomb threat. Military bomb-disposal teams confirmed all 151 passengers and 6 crew landed safely without explosives.
- Since November 2, 2026, at least 16 hoax bomb threats have targeted commercial flights across Europe, prompting authorities to activate security protocols including fighter jet scrambles and emergency runway inspections.
- French Air Force fighters intercepted the Airbus A320, which circled near Paris before making an emergency landing. Aer Lingus described the diversion as a security precaution while specialized teams searched the plane.
- Officials confirmed no explosive devices were found on any targeted aircraft, treating the alerts as malicious hoaxes. European authorities continue investigating the coordinated disruption amid heightened security across the region.
- Mirroring recent cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems, experts suggest these threats form part of a low-cost "hybrid" campaign to destabilize European infrastructure. European officials remain vigilant against such psychological disruption tactics.
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New wave of bomb threats hits passenger flights across Europe
More Than a Dozen European Flights Hit by Bomb Threats as Fighter Jets Scramble and Planes Divert – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald
More than a dozen commercial flights across Europe were targeted by bomb threats, triggering diversions, emergency landings and fighter-jet escorts, though no explosives were found.
After similar false warnings at the beginning of the week, at least 20 flights once again disrupted European air traffic on Thursday, pushing fighter planes to escort several flights.
More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls ‘malicious’ hoaxes - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MILAN (AP) — Bomb threats targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe on Thursday, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts...
At least twenty-one bomb threats in a single day, fighter jets taking off, a scheduled flight diverted to a military air base, a note in a toilet with the word ‘bomb’: on a weekday morning, alert procedures were initiated in various places across Europe. A reconstruction of a day full of threat, unrest, and a touch of panic in the airspace.
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