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Multiple planes diverted and airports disrupted
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- A series of bomb threats disrupted multiple flights and airports across Europe on Thursday, causing emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosives have been found.
- Notable incidents included an Aer Lingus flight diverted to a French Air Force base near Paris, and Finnair flights escorted by military jets to Rome after anonymous threats.
- Several Ryanair flights to Sofia were affected, with one diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, while Polish and Czech authorities also reported threats on flights to Warsaw and Prague.
- Security operations were conducted at airports in Prague, Copenhagen, Warsaw, and others, involving bomb squads and sniffer dogs, but all searches yielded no suspicious items.
- These latest threats follow similar incidents earlier in the week, including a bomb threat to an Israel-bound cruise ship in Greece, with no group claiming responsibility or clear motive identified.
