Bomb threats hit European airlines once again, just 48 hours after a first wave of hoaxes
Source: Business Insider ·
Since Tuesday as many as 20 flights in Europe have faced bomb hoaxes. "Threats are almost always unfounded," one airline told Business Insider.
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An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 flying from Rome to Dublin was subject to one of the threats.Domenic Aquilina/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA dozen European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday morning.Flights to Ireland, Czechia, and Poland were among those sent the threats.They followed a slew of threats sent on Tuesday, all of which were hoaxes.A dozen European flights received bomb threats on Thursday, days after several airplanes were similarly targeted.The latest incidents first came to light after France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu gave a statement to news agencies about a flight from Ireland that received a threat and diverted to a French military base.Aer Lingus Flight 402, from Dublin to Rome, was flying over Paris when it U-turned and landed at the military base, Évreux.In a statement, the airline said the Airbus A320 diverted "as a security precaution" and landed safely.No people have been reported injured, and no explosives have been reported found on any of the…
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