Europe-wide bomb threats disrupt air travel
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A string of bomb threats has disrupted passenger flights across Europe in recent days, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosive devices have been found.
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Here is a list of flights affected by bomb threats in recent days.
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Two Ryanair flights were searched at Rome’s Fiumicino airport following potential bomb threats on Tuesday, airport operator ADR said.
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A flight from Lisbon landed at 0940 CET and a flight from Dublin landed at 1030 CET, the latter escorted by the Italian Air Force until landing.
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Both aircraft went through security protocols including searches and bomb sweeps of the plane, luggage, passengers and crew.
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ADR said the alert was cleared, there was no bomb threat to the airport itself, and other flights were not affected.
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Murcia’s international airport activated on November 3 a security protocol after a bomb alert was received on a Ryanair flight from Manchester that landed at the airport, Spain’s government delegate for the Murcia region, Francisco Lucas, said on social media.
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All 121 people on board, 114 passengers and seven crew, disembarked and underwent security checks while security forces inspected the aircraft to determine whether the threat was real.
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A bomb threat was made against a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia on November 3, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters.
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The plane landed safely with 185 passengers on board, and no explosive devices were found during an inspection.
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WIZZ AIR
A Wizz Air flight from Milan/Bergamo to Sofia was the target of a bomb threat on November 3, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters.
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The plane landed safely with 176 passengers on board, and no explosive devices were found during an inspection.
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Another Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia diverted to Budapest on November 2 after a bomb threat, Hungary’s defence minister said.
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A Hungarian Gripen fighter was scrambled to escort the aircraft.
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LOT POLISH AIRLINE
On November 3, a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport after a bomb threat alert, a LOT spokesperson confirmed.
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Air operations at the airport were suspended and resumed around midday.
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The aircraft was checked by the relevant services, while passengers and crew waited in the arrivals hall for further decisions.
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SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES
On November 3, a bomb threat was reported on an SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw, which landed at Warsaw-Chopin airport and was checked, a Chopin airport spokesperson said.
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SAS said the aircraft landed safely and its passengers disembarked.
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Polish authorities said the threat was not confirmed.
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The airport continued operations.
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Earlier, on October 18, an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia after a reported bomb threat while over Romania, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said.
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A Bulgarian air force MiG-29 escorted the Airbus A320, which landed about 30 minutes after the alert was raised, and passengers were evacuated.
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Austrian Airlines confirmed a threat was made and said 51 passengers and six crew were on board.
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No injuries were reported.
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The airline said the security search found no threat, and the flight later continued to Vienna with all its passengers.
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