Bomb Threats Disrupt Several Flights Across Europe
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At least 12 European flights were subjected to bomb alerts on Thursday and several aircraft were escorted by fighter aircraft, while two flights were diverted, the authorities and airlines announced. This is the third wave of bomb alerts this week, targeting in particular low-cost airlines and flights to and from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Italy. (International).
French justice has announced the opening of an investigation in the case of a pilot of an Aer Lingus aircraft rerouted to France after a bomb alert because he would have refused to land at the military base of Ev...
The pilot will testify without being detained and I will decide later whether he will be placed in provisional detention, clarified Evreux prosecutor Remi Coutain.
The Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Evreux informed the AFP that the pilot of the Dublin-Rome flight, who had been stolen following a bomb alert, had refused to land on the BA105.
The City of Eure prosecutor visited the site on Thursday, 5 November, to shed light on Ireland's behaviour at the controls of the Dublin-Rome flight, which, after the bomb alert, would have preferred to land at a civilian airport.
The public prosecutor, Rémi Coutin, announced that he had visited Air and Space Force Air Force Base 105 in Evreux, where the A320 finally landed on Thursday, November 5th in the morning. The aircraft was making the link between Dublin and Rome with 157 people on board, due to a bomb alert. Evreux Public Prosecutor's Office announced the opening of an investigation into the pilot who initially "refused" to land on the Evreux military base.
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