Hoax or bomb threats? What we know about flight disruptions across Europe
Summary
A wave of bomb threats disrupted flights in at least 16 European countries on Thursday and continued on Friday, prompting diversions, delays, airport searches and fighter-jet escorts. Authorities reported finding no explosives or suspicious materials, and no passengers were reported harmed.Key Facts
- Threats affected flights in countries including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain and Denmark.
- A Ryanair flight landed in Lisbon on Friday after Portuguese authorities received a bomb threat by phone.
- A Wizz Air flight traveling from Paris to Rome diverted to Venice after an alert about a device on board.
- In Poland, searches of aircraft affected by threats found nothing dangerous, and some flights were halted or redirected.
- Italian fighter jets escorted a Finnair plane to Rome after an anonymous threat email was sent to airport companies.
- A Ryanair flight from London to Sofia diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat.
- Spanish authorities received three emailed threats in about 20 minutes involving Air Europa and Iberia flights.
- Aviation safety assessors grade threats as credible, partly credible or not credible; aircraft may be moved away from airport buildings and searched.
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