Several flights across Europe have been diverted or faced additional security checks after a wave of bomb threats, prompting emergency landings in France, Belgium, Bulgaria and Romania.
Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome landed safely at Evreux Airport, 100 kilometres west of Paris, after being diverted as a security precaution, the Irish airline confirmed.
In Belgium, local media reported that a LOT Polish Airlines aircraft had been forced to land at Brussels' Zaventem Airport.
Meanwhile, a Finnair flight from Helsinki was escorted by the Italian Air Force before landing safely in Rome as scheduled, a source close to the matter said.
Bulgarian officials confirmed that three aircraft had made emergency landings following bomb threats. Flights from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, while another flight from London was diverted to Plovdiv, local media reported.
In Romania, nearly 200 passengers were evacuated from a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Bucharest on Thursday after a bomb threat.
Flight WMT3064 landed safely at Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport at 11:08 local time. Airport officials said passengers were evacuated and emergency protocols were activated in coordination with state authorities.
“Passengers have been disembarked. The airport has taken the procedural measures required in such cases, in cooperation with state institutions,” the airport said.
Czech police said they were preparing to inspect four flights bound for Prague after receiving threats that improvised explosive devices may have been placed on board.
“We assess the relevance of the threats as low,” police said in a post on X, adding that explosives inspections would be carried out on all four aircraft after landing.
The latest incidents follow similar disruption on Tuesday, when at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing widespread disruption at airports across Europe. No explosive devices were found.
No country has been directly linked to the threats, but the incidents come amid mounting concerns among European officials about alleged Russian and Iranian “hybrid attacks” and sabotage operations. Moscow and Tehran have denied involvement in such campaigns.
Earlier this week, unidentified hackers also targeted supermarket refrigeration systems across several European countries, shutting them down.
Some experts suggest the hoax bomb threats may be part of a wider pattern of low-cost disruption tactics that are difficult to trace.
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