As per reports, updates on multiple bomb threats reported on flights across Europe as of Friday (06 November) are as follows:
• At least 34 flights across Europe had been affected by bomb threats by Thursday (05 November), with further threats reported on Friday (06 November). The cumulative total remains unconfirmed.
• France: On Thursday (05 November), an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to Évreux military airbase and landed safely. On Friday (06 November), the French Prime Minister’s office confirmed four new threats against aircraft flying over French territory. All four aircraft landed safely, and bomb disposal teams began inspections.
• Italy: On Thursday (05 November), a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome was intercepted over Croatia and subsequently escorted by Italian fighter aircraft. On Friday (06 November), Wizz Air flight W46136 from Prague to Rome diverted to Venice. Passengers were evacuated, initial checks found no suspicious items, and airport traffic resumed after a temporary suspension. abcnews.com
• Czech Republic: On Friday (06 November), Prague’s Václav Havel Airport reported threats involving nine flights, including four arrivals and five departures. Police reported minimal impact on airport operations.
• Netherlands: On Friday (06 November), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight KL1352 from Prague landed safely at Amsterdam Schiphol at 0925 hours UTC. Dutch military police escorted passengers and crew off the aircraft for security checks.
• Romania: On Thursday (05 November), KLM flight KL461 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv via Bucharest received a bomb threat. All 52 passengers and six crew members disembarked safely at Henri Coandă International Airport, and inspections found no suspicious items. The airline subsequently cancelled the flight because of a separate technical fault and accommodated passengers in hotels while arranging alternatives. On Friday (06 November), a TAROM flight from Prague landed safely in Bucharest, where airport authorities confirmed the threat was false.
• Hungary: On Friday (06 November), Hungary deployed Gripen fighter aircraft in response to threats involving three civilian flights crossing its airspace. The flights were travelling from Brussels to Sofia, Prague to Larnaca and Prague to Bucharest.
• Bulgaria: On Friday (06 November), Bulgarian authorities confirmed that flights from Brussels and London Stansted landed safely in Sofia after bomb alerts. Media organisations in Bulgaria also received threats, but no link to the aviation incidents has been verified.
• Portugal: On Friday (06 November), Portuguese police inspected a Ryanair aircraft after it landed in Lisbon and determined that the threat was a hoax. Passengers and baggage booked for the Rome departure underwent additional screening before boarding.
• Denmark: On Friday (06 November), Copenhagen police investigated renewed threats for a second consecutive day and reported no danger to passengers or disruption to air traffic.
• Ireland: On Friday (06 November), bomb threats prompted staff evacuations at Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the Irish Independent, Newstalk, Today FM and Virgin Media in Dublin. Raidió Teilifís Éireann’s Radio One resumed regular programming at 1013 hours UTC. Prime Minister Micheál Martin said Dublin would mount a significant security operation for the following week’s European summits.
• UK: On Friday (06 November), Sky reported receiving a security threat. No link between the threat and the aviation incidents has been verified.
• Belgium: On Friday (06 November), a Wizz Air flight from Brussels to Sofia received a bomb threat. Hungarian fighter aircraft responded, and the flight landed safely in Sofia.
• Cyprus: On Friday (06 November), a Wizz Air flight from Prague to Larnaca was among three civilian flights monitored by Hungarian fighter aircraft following bomb threats. theguardianwings.pages.dev
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