An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted on Thursday to the military airport in Évreux in northern France. The reason was a security threat related to a reported bomb on board. Der Standard ↗
Flight EI402 took off from Dublin airport at 6:24 a.m. The Airbus A320 landed safely in Évreux, and French authorities began checking whether there was an explosive device on board. According to the announcement, the situation was monitored by the office of the French prime minister. RTE News ↗
The incident was part of a new wave of bomb threats targeting aircraft in European airspace. Emergency or diverted landings were also recorded by other planes heading to France, Italy, Czechia, Bulgaria, Belgium and Austria. One of the planes was escorted by Italian military fighter jets. El Pais ↗
In Bulgaria, the threats concerned three aircraft, which landed safely at local airports. Other planes were diverted to Vienna, Brussels and other alternate airports. According to available reports, at least three flight connections to or from Italy were affected. lidovky.cz ↗
A similar wave of security alerts had already occurred in Europe on Tuesday, when several flights had to activate emergency security procedures due to false bomb warnings. The investigation into Thursday's threats is ongoing, and authorities have not yet disclosed whether any of them were confirmed. El Mundo ↗
Aer Lingus Flight from Dublin to Rome Diverted to France
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Una nueva oleada de amenazas de bomba obliga a desviar varios vuelos y a realizar aterrizajes de emergencia en Francia, Italia, R. Checa, Bulgaria, Bélgica y Austria
El Mundo
| 11:47 05.11.
Wieder Bombendrohungen gegen zahlreiche Flugzeuge in Europa – Militärflugzeuge im Einsatz
Welt
| 11:46 05.11.
Bombové hrozby napříč Evropou. Letadla přistála v Bulharsku, ve Vídni či v Bruselu
lidovky.cz
| 11:34 05.11.
Flug von Dublin nach Rom wegen Bombendrohung nach Frankreich umgeleitet
Der Standard
| 10:50 05.11.
Una decena de aviones con destino a ciudades europeas realizan aterrizajes de emergencia tras recibir amenazas de bomba
El Pais
| 11:04 05.11.
Lietadlo z Dublinu do Ríma museli odkloniť na vojenskú základňu vo Francúzsku. Posádka riešila nahlásenú bombu
Refresher.sk
| 10:31 05.11.
Bombové hrozby na európske lety pokračujú. Airbus z Dublinu do Ríma núdzovo pristál vo Francúzsku
hnonline.sk
| 10:47 05.11.
Allarme bomba su un volo Dublino-Roma, atterraggio d'emergenza in Francia
La Repubblica
| 09:52 05.11.
Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted after security alert
RTE News
| 10:03 05.11.
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