A flight from Dublin to Rome is diverted due to a bomb threat
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military airbase on Thursday following a bomb alert. This incident was part of a series of bomb threats targeting approximately ten European flights on Tuesday. French fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the commercial airliner during the diversion.
- An aircraft flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted due to a bomb alert.
- Some ten European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday.
- The French Prime Minister's office confirmed the diversion of an Airbus A320.
- At least four flights of the Irish company Ryanair were targeted by alerts on Tuesday.
- French fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a commercial airliner.
- Authorities in affected countries found no suspicious devices after recent bomb scares.
- The Finnair flight from Helsinki landed safely at Fiumicino airport around 9:30.
- The office of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced the incident on Thursday.
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