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None of this week’s threats has proved real, but each one still cost a diversion, a search and a rebuilt schedule. Whoever sent them, the hoaxes have added to a list of disruptions, from conflict-driven fuel costs to closed airspace, that is making routine flying in Europe ever more challenging.
Hoax bomb threats hit at least 27 affected flights around Europe this week.
Dozens of flights across Europe reported bomb threats this week, disrupting air travel across London, Dublin, and Helsinki.
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.
At least 15 European flights were subjected to bomb alerts on Thursday, 5 November, and several aircraft were escorted by fighter aircraft while two flights were stolen, according to authorities and airlines. European Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said it was still "too early" to say whether bomb alerts disrupt European air traffic were linked. The explanations of Sylvain Rousseau, a great reporter in France 24.
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Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats. The incidents followed hoax bomb threats earlier this week that prompted searches, diversions and in one case a military escort.
Bomb threats forced airliners to make unplanned landings across Europe on Thursday morning, the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in Europe. While no country has attributed blame for the threats, they come at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as "hybrid attacks" and acts of sabotage. Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Flights make emergency landings in France, Italy and Bulgaria days after bomb threats disrupted air traffic.
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.
For South Korean ships, navigating off the north coast of Russia dramatically reduces travel time to Europe, but the pro-Ukraine coalition might see it as undermining their efforts to isolate Moscow.
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.
Protests intensify as governments prioritise security measures over addressing underlying social and economic concerns.
Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats.
At least seven flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship received threats, but officials say searches found no explosives.
Bomb threats targeted at least 10 European airlines on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of a Warsaw airport and affecting at least four Ryanair flights. No explosives were found after the planes all took off and landed safely in different European cities.
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