Bomb threats disrupt several flights across Europe

Several passenger flights across Europe were disrupted on Thursday following bomb threats reported for the second time in a week. A scheduled Dublin to Rome flight was diverted to France, landing at the Évreux military airport where passengers and crew were safely evacuated. Explosives experts were dispatched to the scene. The pilot initially resisted cooperating with authorities, leading the prime minister to order fighter jets to escort the aircraft to Évreux. The reason for the pilot's initial refusal remains unclear.

In Italy, a Finnair flight from Helsinki landed at Rome Fiumicino airport after receiving anonymous bomb alerts. Explosives experts conducted security checks. Meanwhile, an Austrian police spokesman confirmed two flights had been diverted due to bomb threats - one diverting to Vienna after receiving an email with a bomb threat, the other landing in Warsaw after being flagged in Poland. The police deemed the threat in Vienna "abstract" with no immediate danger detected. The planes proceeded to their respective destinations.

Denmark and the Czech Republic were also affected, with Copenhagen Airport receiving threats against two flights. Police confirmed no suspicious items were found, stating no danger to passengers or airport personnel. In the Czech Republic, four planes were warned about homemade bombs, with all scheduled to be searched post-landing.

Officials considered these threats to be of low relevance. The Ryanair flights to Bulgaria also received bomb threats, with two diverted to Plovdiv Airport and the others landing in Sofia. In Romania, a Wizz Air plane from Milan to Bucharest received a bomb threat but landed safely in Bucharest. The SRI intelligence service is investigating the incident. These bomb threats follow several others in Europe on Tuesday.