Bomb threats force multiple European flights to divert

newsNov 5, 202620265

At least 15 commercial flights across Europe were forced to divert or make precautionary landings today after bomb threats, authorities and media report. France confirmed Aer Lingus EI-DEH from Dublin to Rome landed at the military base at Évreux. The Guardian tally lists 15 affected services including Ryanair FR1730 London Stansted to Sofia diverted to Plovdiv, LOT LO235 Warsaw to Brussels, WizzAir W46387 Milan Malpensa to Warsaw diverted to Vienna, FinnAir AY1761 Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino, and multiple Ryanair and Aegean services into Milan Malpensa and Bucharest. Times for several diversions are recorded in the Guardian summary, for example EI-DEH at 09:55 to 10:25, FR1730 at 10:45, and W43064 at 11:50. The wave of threats follows a series of hoax threats across Europe earlier this week, prompting searches and precautionary landings at multiple airports. Authorities conducted searches after the diversions and investigations are under way into the origin of the threats.

Ulrike Franke

@rikefranke.eu

And more threats to the soft underbelly of European societies. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

523h ago

CNN

@cnn.com

Bomb threats force diversion of several flights in Europe for the second time in a week. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4z65s8e

203h ago

Donald Trump (Parody)1

These European airlines are being targets! Very weak. They should be thanking us for protecting them from Russia, which is a disaster. They are getting absolutely nothing without American strength. SAD!

Sandra1

How awful 😢 for travelers and everyone involved

eliahraskin666.bsky.social1

Just another step in the hybrid war against Europe. Bombarding the system with false bomb threats. Let’s give some more thought to whether we should, after all, allow the Russians to participate in the World Hockey Championship. My proposal is

AFP News Agency

@en.afp.com

⚠️ At least 12 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Thurday, with several planes receiving fighter jet escort and at least two flights diverted, authorities and airlines said.

152h ago

POLITICO Europe

@politico.eu

At least 12 European flights were targeted by bomb threats today, following seven similar incidents earlier in the week in which authorities found no explosives.

232h ago

Quoting this

Liberal Buddhist2

Putin’s not happy about the outcome of the election.

Tristan Grayford

@tristangrayford.scot

Bomb threats against schools and planes. Hacks on hospitals and retail freezers and fridges. Certainly looks like hybrid warfare, doesn't it?

263h ago

Tim White

@twmcltd.bsky.social

Internationally today, more flights in Europe are diverted due to bomb threats, these mainly seem to involve services to Italy and Czechia. It comes after hacks of refrigeration systems aimed at destroying food and even blood supplies in the west. None is linked to Russia. Yet

243h ago

Tim White36

1/2 Those with me last night will know of Ukraine's successful attack on the Ryazan refinery - nice pics! That's now 5 major Russian oil targets hit in 6 days by Ukraine's "direct sanctions" They include ALL the big oil/gasoline suppliers for central Russia, including Moscow.

Forbes

@forbes.com

Officials report no explosives were found after several flights were diverted Tuesday morning.

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NBC News

@nbcnews.com

BREAKING: A series of bomb threats grounds flights across Europe, the latest in a slew of disruptions this week.

133h ago

Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦

@perevaa.bsky.social

Now everyone will pretend they have no idea who's behind this. If Europe can't even muster the courage to blame Russia for attacks on commercial vessels near Romania and Bulgaria, what hope is there that they'll call out a few bomb threats?

192h ago

Andy Scollick

@andyscollick.bsky.social

There's another wave of bomb threats against airline flights in Europe. Including targeting Irish flights. So much for #Ireland being 'neutral', hey lads? 🤷‍♂️ Russia's hybrid war against all things Europe, including Ireland and the Irish, reaches a new level. #TripleLock

144h ago

Financial Times

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On Thursday, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to an air base at Évreux in France before being searched, while a Wizz Air service from Milan to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna 'following a bomb threat received during the flight', the airline said ft.trib.al/E0Jwsh8