A flight from Dublin to Rome is diverted due to a bomb threat
Bomb threats have disrupted at least 18 additional flights across Europe on Friday, following a series of alerts that affected dozens of aircraft earlier in the week. Authorities have found no explosives or suspicious materials during security checks on the planes involved. The incidents have prompted the European Union to activate an information-sharing mechanism on aviation security.
- An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France following a bomb threat.
- Police received threats involving four aircraft heading to Prague in the Czech Republic.
- On Tuesday, at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing disruption at airports across Europe.
- Czech police assessed the credibility of the bomb threats as low.
- Authorities did not find any explosives.
- The European Union activated an information-sharing mechanism on aviation security.
- The UK government described the latest warnings as malicious hoax threats.
- Two aircraft from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia.
- Denmark, Poland, and Romania have previously accused Moscow directly of disruptions.
- European officials currently accuse Russia and Iran of hybrid attacks and sabotage
- The diversion occurred following a bomb alert.
- European transport commissioner Apostolos Tsitsikostas said it is too early to discuss possible links between the incidents.
- At least four flights of the Irish company Ryanair were targeted by alerts on Tuesday.
- Security experts suggested the threats could be from individuals or a coordinated hybrid attack.
- Spanish police received three threatening emails every twenty minutes regarding flights.
- The bomb threats have so far been a hoax.
- Philip Baum stated that diverting a flight due to a bomb threat can cost up to $250,000.
- Heidi Alexander, UK Transport Secretary, stated several European flights faced false and malicious threats.
- A threat was sent to RTE by email shortly before 9am GMT.
- The Irish pilot will be questioned by the prosecutor.
- Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin called the developments worrying.
- Newstalk resumed programming at 10am GMT after staff returned to the building.
- The British Airline Pilots' Association director stated that assessors determine threat credibility.
- Hackers disabled refrigeration systems in supermarkets and blood banks in France.
- A technical defect prevented the aircraft from continuing its flight.
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