It is understood that operations at both UK airports continued as normal.
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At least a dozen flights across Europe were confirmed to have been targeted with bomb threats on Thursday, including services from Copenhagen, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw.
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EasyJet said one of its flights that departed from Newcastle and another from Glasgow were met by police on arrival in Prague as a “precautionary measure due to a security-related matter”.
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Passengers disembarked both aircrafts normally, the airline added.
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A Heathrow spokesperson said: “Safety and security are our top priority.
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“Upon receiving the threat, a multi-agency response is initiated to assess the information and determine the response.
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“The threat received today was deemed not credible and there was no risk to passengers, colleagues or the aircraft at Heathrow.”
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An email containing a threat to Rome-bound planes was sent on behalf of a group describing itself as anti-feminist, according to a copy seen by the Associated Press (AP).
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The news agency reported an official from another European airport said a threat they received also came from a group calling itself anti-feminist and used similar language.
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It was not clear if the messages were from the same group, AP added.
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The incidents came after several planes, including some departing from the UK and Ireland, were subject to hoax security alerts earlier this week.
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Among those impacted on Thursday was a Ryanair flight from London Stansted heading for the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, which was diverted and landed safely in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, according to AP.
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Most were diverted to other airports for emergency landings while others landed safely at their destinations.
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She added: “We do have some of the most robust aviation security systems anywhere in the world and we have established processes for dealing with hoax and malicious threats, and that’s what these threats have been.”
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Ms Alexander said the UK took these threats “seriously”, adding: “But we understand that these have been malicious hoax threats.”
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A UK Government spokesperson said threats reported in the “early hours” of Thursday had been “resolved”.
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“It’s right that authorities treat any potential threats seriously – the UK has one of the most robust aviation security systems in the world, with well-tested processes for dealing with any threats, as well as malicious hoaxes, like those we’ve seen this week.
“The Met’s Aviation Policing Command continues to monitor the situation and liaise with the relevant authorities.”
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A spokesperson for Birmingham Airport said: “The safety and security of customers and colleagues is always our highest priority.
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In line with UK aviation security standards, processes were immediately initiated in conjunction with emergency services and partners.”
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Graeme McQueen, head of communications with Dublin Airport operator DAA, said Thursday was a “normal day” for the airport.
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He said: “There are reports of email threats being made to airports and airlines around the world.
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“We’ve seen those.
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Obviously, stuff like that is obviously investigated.
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There was one flight which left Dublin Airport this morning, bound for Rome.
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It did divert to an airport in Paris.
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“So, other than that, it’s a normal day at Dublin Airport.
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A statement from the French prime minister’s office said the A320 aircraft was diverted to the Evreux air base and landed safely.
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“The 151 passengers and six crew members were brought to safety and the bomb disposal teams intervened,” the statement added.
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Aer Lingus said: “Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome diverted to Normandy this morning as a security precaution.
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“The flight landed safely and Aer Lingus will work to reaccommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible.”
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AP reported that after French authorities were informed of the bomb threat and ordered the plane to land in Normandy, the pilot apparently refused, and two warplanes were sent to escort it to Evreux.
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The pilot and the English co-pilot are being questioned as part of an investigation into what happened, a French regional prosecutor said.
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An Aer Lingus spokesperson said: “Aer Lingus is aware of the matter and will of course co-operate fully with the French authorities.
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Finnish airline Finnair confirmed two of its flights from Helsinki – one to Rome and another to Vienna – had faced “unfounded or hoax” bomb threats on Thursday.
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Both aircraft landed at their destinations and passengers disembarked safely, the company said.
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In Rome, the Finnair plane was inspected and nothing out of the ordinary was found, while checks on the aircraft in Vienna are continuing.
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There were 144 passengers and seven crew members aboard the flight to Rome and 177 passengers and six crew on the Vienna flight, the airline said.
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WizzAir said two of its flights from Milan had been the subject of bomb threats on Thursday – one to Bucharest, which landed safely at its destination, and another bound for Warsaw, which landed safely in Vienna after it was diverted.
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The airline said it was “co-operating fully with the relevant authorities” and taking “all necessary steps to ensure the safety of everyone onboard”.
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It added: “The safety and security of our passengers and crew remain our highest priority.”
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