Dublin-Rome Flight Diverted to France over Bomb Threat
French authorities monitored the Aer Lingus jet as it circled over France before landing at Évreux air base after the bomb alert.
- On Thursday, The Aer Lingus Airbus A320 flying from The Dublin to Rome diverted to Fauville Air Base in Eure, France, following a bomb alert, according to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's office.
- Flightradar24 tracked the flight circling near Chartres Airport in north-central France before it altered course toward Fauville Air Base, with the aircraft remaining airborne while authorities assessed the warning.
- The situation follows two days after around ten commercial flights were targeted by bomb threats, though authorities reported that no suspicious devices were found during those previous alerts involving Ryanair flights.
- No specific details regarding the nature of the alert have been released by the Prime Minister's office, as officials continue monitoring the flight's approach to Fauville Air Base.
- While recent threats against other airlines proved unfounded, repeated security alerts across France have prompted increased vigilance; the diversion underscores standard safety protocols currently in place for commercial air traffic.
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The Prime Minister's office stated that the aircraft had landed safely and that the 157 people on board had been safely placed. The deminers were under intervention to verify the existence of a suspicious device on board.
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berlingske.dkBomb threat causes Airbus A320 aircraft to change course on route between Ireland and Italy.
Bomb threat forces Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight to divert to a French
PARIS (AP) — A flight from Ireland to Italy was diverted to a military air base in western France on Thursday because of a bomb threat, the French prime minister’s office said. The flight is headed to
The French government said a plane flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted Thursday after threatening to detonate a bomb in the country.
An Airbus A320 passenger aircraft from Ireland to Italy requested landing for possible explosives landed at the Evreux Fauville military base in France.
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