On Thursday, November 5, at least 27 flights in various European countries received hoax bomb threats. As a result, some planes were forced to make unscheduled landings, while fighter jets were scrambled to escort and intercept others, Deutsche Welle reports .
In France, fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an Irish airline Aer Lingus plane flying from Dublin to Rome.
Bulgarian Air Force reported that their fighter jets escorted three passenger planes to their landing sites. Two Ryanair flights — from Copenhagen and Madrid to Sofia — landed as scheduled. A plane flying from London to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv.
Spanish authorities received three bomb threats via email. The threats concerned two Air Europa flights from Madrid to Paris, as well as four Iberia flights heading to Spain from Rome and Milan.
In Warsaw, a LOT Polish Airlines flight to Paris was stopped just before takeoff. Passengers were transferred to another plane.
Despite the bomb threats, two EasyJet flights from the UK, as well as planes from Ireland and Greece, landed in Prague as scheduled.
Among the airlines that received bomb threats were also Finnair, Wizz Air, Air Serbia, and other carriers.
European Commissioner for Transport Apostolos Tzitzikostas stated that it is too early to say whether these incidents are related. However, he emphasized that any threats against the civilian population are unacceptable.
According to him, the European Commission is closely monitoring the situation and maintains contact with the countries affected by these threats, as well as with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. National authorities responsible for threat assessment and incident investigation are encouraged to cooperate closely with airports, airlines, and law enforcement agencies.
Currently, none of the countries has accused any specific party of organizing these threats.
Moreover, the problem did not arise today; airlines have been receiving reports of alleged bomb threats for the third day running, although on a smaller scale previously.
Yesterday in Poland, due to reports of possible explosives, two passenger planes — from London and Copenhagen — were landed. Warsaw-Modlin Airport temporarily ceased operations.
The day before, on November 2, due to a similar threat, a Wizz Air plane had to land in Budapest, escorted by a fighter jet.
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