Bomb threat diverts planes flying over Europe in second such event this week
French authorities said 151 passengers and six crew members were safe after the aircraft diverted to a military air base for bomb disposal checks.
- Bomb threats forced airliners to make unscheduled landings across Europe on Thursday morning, marking the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in the region.
- These incidents follow a week marked by cyberattacks on European supermarkets and blood banks, where hackers remotely set fridges to "defrost" mode, spoiling millions of Euros worth of food.
- Bulgarian officials reported three aircraft made emergency landings, while an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to Evreux, France, as a security precaution.
- Heightened security measures included an Italian air force escort for a Finnair flight, as experts suggest the hoax threats represent a pattern of "disruption."
- While no country has claimed responsibility, European officials have blamed Russia and Iran for what they describe as "hybrid attacks," though both Russia and Tehran deny involvement.
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Wave of bomb threats forces emergency landings across Europe amid fears of hybrid attacks
A fresh wave of bomb threats forced airliners across Europe to divert and make emergency landings Thursday, the second such barrage in a single week, as authorities warn of widespread hybrid threats on the continent.The threats targeted more than a dozen flights departing from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan, Warsaw and other cities, the Associated Press reported. Searches so far have found nothing dangerous. In one case, an Aer Ling…
Once again there are bomb threats against aircraft in European airspace. Several airlines reroute their aircraft. In a search in Denmark nothing is found.
A plane covering the route between Dublin and Rome was diverted to France, where it was escorted by a military aircraft on suspicion of a bomb threat, the French authorities said.
Multiple European flights hit with diversions, emergency landing after bomb threats; second instance in a week
Several flights were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday and Tuesday. On Thursday, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France, a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna, and a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Paris was stopped for security checks.
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