Bomb Threats Disrupt European Air Travel, Flights Diverted and Landed Safely

A fresh wave of bomb threats targeting passenger aircraft across Europe disrupted air travel on Thursday, November 5, triggering diversions, precautionary landings and security inspections. More than 10 flights were reportedly affected, with authorities in several countries responding to alerts. No explosives have been found in the incidents that have so far been cleared, but inspections and investigations are continuing. World · Live tracker A series of bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe on November 5, triggering diversions, precautionary landings and aircraft inspections. Authorities have not confirmed explosives in the reported incidents. Updated Thursday, November 5, with Reuters reports from Paris, Rome, Brussels and Prague Straight lines join airports and are not flight paths. Positions from OurAirports (WGS84). Highlight flights Matching flights stay bright on the map and the board; others fade. FLIGHT STATUS THREATS · NOV 2–5 Aer Lingus EI402 Dublin → Rome Landed at: Évreux air base, France Landed safely under French air force escort; a bomb squad was on site. Aer Lingus says it will re-accommodate customers. Finnair AY1761 Helsinki → Rome Landed at: Rome Fiumicino, as scheduled Escorted in by the Italian air force. Airport operator ADR says all checks were completed with negative results and airport operations were unaffected. Finnair AY1471, operated by Jettime Helsinki → Vienna Landed at: Vienna, as scheduled Finnair says the flight also received a threat but landed normally. Wizz Air W4 6387 Milan Malpensa → Warsaw Landed at: Vienna, Austria Wizz Air says the diversion followed established security protocols and it is cooperating fully with the authorities. LOT Polish Airlines LO235 Warsaw → Brussels Landed at: Brussels Airport, as scheduled LOT says the crew searched the cabin in flight and authorities inspected the aircraft after landing. Neither found any dangerous or suspicious items. Ryanair FR3606 and FR6410 Copenhagen → Sofia and Madrid → Sofia Landed at: Sofia Vasil Levski, as scheduled Both made emergency landings at their destination and landed safely, Bulgarian officials said. Ryanair FR1730 London Stansted → Sofia Landed at: Plovdiv, Bulgaria Diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, according to local media. The government did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Not identified Origins and flight numbers not disclosed Four flights bound for Prague Landed at: Prague, as scheduled Police had rated the threats low credibility. No explosives were found on any of the four planes after landing, a police spokesperson told the CTK news agency. Not identified Airlines and origins not disclosed Two flights bound for Milan Malpensa Landed at: Milan Malpensa, as scheduled Both received bomb alerts and landed safely, the ANSA news agency reported. LOT Polish Airlines Flight number not disclosed LOT flight to Paris Departure airport: Not named by LOT The plane was stopped while taxiing after a security warning, and passengers were moved to another aircraft as a precaution, LOT said. Wizz Air W6 4302 London Luton → Sofia Landed at: Budapest Liszt Ferenc, Hungary Escorted in by a Hungarian Gripen fighter. Authorities carried out security checks on the aircraft and passengers. Mon · Nov 2 First reported diversion of the week. Tue · Nov 3 At least seven flights by Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT and SAS, plus a cruise ship. No devices found. Thu · Nov 5 A second wave. None of the threats immediately proved genuine. Sources: Reuters; AP; Al Jazeera; ABC News; Euronews; LaPresse; LBC live blog; ANSA; CTK; Rome airport operator ADR; airline statements from Aer Lingus, Finnair, Wizz Air and LOT; Czech police; Bulgarian interior ministry, via bTV. Times in GMT. Here’s what we know so far: An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 operating flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted to Évreux airbase in Normandy, France, after a bomb threat. The aircraft landed safely, and all 151 passengers and six crew members were moved to safety, according to the French prime minister’s office. Bomb disposal teams inspected the aircraft. The plane turned near Paris and circled over the Évreux area after declaring an in-flight emergency. Aer Lingus said it was diverted as a security precaution. Flights across Europe were affected by bomb threats or security warnings on Thursday. Reported incidents included: – Finnair, Helsinki to Rome: Escorted by Italian Air Force aircraft and landed safely in Rome. Airport operator ADR said checks were completed with negative results and did not disrupt airport operations. – Finnair flight operated by Jettime, Helsinki to Vienna: Landed normally after a bomb threat, the airline said. – Wizz Air, Milan to Warsaw: Reportedly diverted to Vienna after a bomb threat. – LOT Polish Airlines, Warsaw to Brussels: Landed safely after a security warning; the airline said no suspicious items were found. – Ryanair flights from Copenhagen and Madrid to Sofia: Landed in Sofia following threats. – Flight from London to Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Made an emergency landing after a reported threat. The airline and exact route details were not immediately confirmed. – Wizz Air, Milan to Bucharest: The aircraft landed safely, and nearly 200 passengers were evacuated following a threat, according to BBC reporting. Authorities were inspecting the plane. Czech police said four aircraft heading to Prague had received bomb threats. They assessed the credibility of the threats as low but said security measures would be activated and all four planes would undergo pyrotechnic inspections after landing. Later, Czech news agency CTK reported that no explosives were found on the four aircraft. LOT Polish Airlines said a flight to Paris was stopped while taxiing for take-off after a security warning. Passengers were transferred to another aircraft as a precaution. Italian media reported bomb alerts involving two flights bound for Milan Malpensa. Both aircraft landed safely. Authorities have not confirmed whether these incidents are connected to the other threats reported on Thursday. At least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing disruption across Europe. Aircraft operated by Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines were among those affected. Flights were searched in Rome, Warsaw, Sofia and Murcia, Spain. No explosives were found in the incidents reported as cleared. Authorities have not publicly established whether the latest threats are connected to the earlier alerts or identified those responsible. European officials have raised concerns about hybrid attacks and sabotage, but there is no confirmed link between the aviation threats and any state actor. (With inputs from agencies)