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Bomb alerts in the European sky: how to deal with threats?

Bomb alerts are increasing in the European sky. On Thursday, a Dublin-Rome flight was diverted to a French military base, escorted by two fighter aircraft. How do the authorities deal with these threats? Could these incidents be part of a strategy of hybrid attacks against Europe? Gérard Feldzer, a former airline pilot and aviation consultant, decrypts the procedures and issues involved in these alerts.

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Bomb threats disrupt several flights across Europe

At least a dozen flights were either diverted or landed with a military escort after bomb or security threats. The first reported case involved a flight from Dublin to Rome landing outside Paris and more soon followed.

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Europe: Air traffic disrupted after several security alerts

The prosecutor of the Republic, Rémi Coutin, announced that he had visited Air and Space Army Air Force Base 105 in Evreux, where the A320 finally landed on Thursday 5 November in the morning. The aircraft was connecting Dublin to Rome with 157 people on board due to a bomb alert. The Evreux Public Prosecutor's Office announced the opening of an investigation into the pilot who would initially "refused" to land on the Evreux military base.

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Bomb alert on a Dublin - Rome flight: A320 stolen landed in Evreux

An A320 airliner, consisting of 157 people on board, who was connecting Dublin to Rome, "was stolen" and landed on Thursday morning, November 5, at "Evreux Air Base" due to a bomb alert," Matignon said. The entire crew and passengers are safe and sound. The explanations of Sylvain Rousseau, great reporter to France 24.

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An A320 Dublin-Rome diverted to Evreux due to a bomb alert

Matignon announced on Thursday the hijacking of a commercial aircraft that was flying from Dublin to Rome due to a bomb alert. The aircraft was diverted from its trajectory "to the air base of Évreux", a commune in Normandy, where it landed unabated, reported the services of the Prime Minister.

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Dublin-Rome flight diverted to French base, multiple Europe disruptions over bomb threats

An Airbus A320 ​flying from Dublin to Rome was safely diverted to France's Evreux airbase ​following a ‌bomb threat, ⁠the French prime minister's office said Thursday, in the latest in a series ‌of threats targeting flights across Europe. Multiple other flights in Europe also made emergency landings after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said.