European Aviation Hit By Fresh Bomb Scares As Multiple Flights Make Emergency Landings
Paris : Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said. Finnair said that Flight 1761 from Helsinki to Rome was targeted by a bomb threat, but nothing out of the ordinary was found on the plane after it landed normally in the Italian capital, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported. Aer Lingus Flight From Dublin To Rome…
On Thursday, a series of bomb threats prompted multiple European flights to make emergency landings, according to authorities. Finnair Flight 1761, traveling from Helsinki to Rome, was targeted by a bomb threat, but no suspicious items were discovered after the aircraft landed safely in Rome. Aer Lingus Flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military base following a bomb threat.
Three Ryanair flights bound for Sofia, Bulgaria, also encountered bomb threats on board, leading to emergency landings. The first two flights, originating from Copenhagen and Madrid, respectively, safely landed at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport. The third flight, originating from London's Stansted Airport, was diverted and landed safely at Plovdiv Airport in Bulgaria's second-largest city, Plovdiv.
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