Summary
An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to an airbase in northern France on Thursday after a bomb threat, according to the French prime minister’s office. The plane landed safely, and the airline said it would help passengers continue their journeys; a separate Wizz Air flight diverted to Vienna for an unclear reason.Key Facts
- Aer Lingus flight EI402, an Airbus A320, departed Dublin for Rome on Thursday morning.
- The plane issued an emergency alert and landed at Évreux airbase in northern France.
- Aer Lingus said the diversion was a security precaution and that the flight landed safely.
- A Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw also issued an emergency alert and diverted to Vienna, Austria; no bomb threat was reported for that flight.
- The article says eight European flights were targeted by suspected bomb threats in recent days, and searches found no explosives.
- Seven planes were searched on Tuesday, including flights from Manchester to Murcia and London Heathrow to Warsaw.
- Two Ryanair flights, from Dublin and Lisbon, were searched after landing in Rome; police cleared the alert after standard security checks.
- The UK government described the incidents as malicious hoax threats.
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