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From 9m ago 10.01 GMT All planes affected by bomb threats this morning Here is a summary of all planes reportedly affected by bomb threats
From 9m ago 10.01 GMT All planes affected by bomb threats this morning Here is a summary of all planes reportedly affected by bomb threats this morning: EI-DEH Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome, diverted to Evreux, France (9:55, 10:07, 10:25) FR6410 Ryanair flight from Madrid to Sofia (10:45) FR3606 Ryanair flight from Copenhagen to Sofia (10:45) FR1730 Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Sofia, diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria (10:45) LO235 LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Brussels (10:48) W46387 WizzAir flight from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw-Okęcie, diverted to Vienna, Austria (10:52) AY1761 FinnAir flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino (10:52). AY 1471 FinnAir flight from Helsinki to Vienna (11:06). Share Updated at 10.07 GMT 3m ago 10.06 GMT Second threat against FinnAir's flight today Another threat was also made against FinnAir’s flight AY 1471 from Helsinki to Vienna, the airline’s spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. The plane landed safely in the Austrian capital. Share 9m ago 10.01 GMT All planes affected by bomb threats this morning Here is a summary of all planes reportedly affected by bomb threats this morning: EI-DEH Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome, diverted to Evreux, France (9:55, 10:07, 10:25) FR6410 Ryanair flight from Madrid to Sofia (10:45) FR3606 Ryanair flight from Copenhagen to Sofia (10:45) FR1730 Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Sofia, diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria (10:45) LO235 LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Brussels (10:48) W46387 WizzAir flight from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw-Okęcie, diverted to Vienna, Austria (10:52) AY1761 FinnAir flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino (10:52).
AY 1471 FinnAir flight from Helsinki to Vienna (11:06). Share Updated at 10.07 GMT 18m ago 09.52 GMT Two more planes affected by bomb threats, Italian media report And the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two more planes with links to Italy were affected by bomb threats this morning: that’s a WizzAir service from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw, which reportedly landed in Vienna, and a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino. Share Updated at 09.54 GMT 21m ago 09.48 GMT Bomb threat reported against Polish plane flying to Brussels Belgian newspaper Le Soir also reported a bomb threat against a LOT Polish Airline flight from Warsaw, which now landed at Zaventem. The airport’s spokesperson confirmed to Le Soir it received a “suspicious report concerning a flight to Brussels Airport.” The airport’s arrival board suggests its LO235 which left Warsaw this morning. Share 24m ago 09.45 GMT Bomb threats reported against three planes flying to Bulgaria Meanwhile, Bulgarian public broadcaster BNT is reporting up to three incidents involving bomb threats against planes in the Bulgarian airspace. Two of the planes – from Copenhagen and Madrid – landed in Sofia. The third one, from London Stansted, has been diverted to Plovdiv airport.
All three are Ryanair flights, BNT said. I will keep an eye for more details. Share 31m ago 09.39 GMT Jakub Krupa This morning’s incident will once again raise questions as to whether there is any coordination behind the bomb warnings in recent days. Four out of eight incidents in the last few days targeted planes flying to or from Italy: three to Rome – two from Dublin and one from Lisbon, and one from Milan Bergamo. Share Updated at 09.40 GMT 44m ago 09.25 GMT Bomb squad in place to inspect plane with passengers, crew moved to safe place, France says The French PM’s office has just confirmed the plane landed safely at Evreux with a bomb squad unit in place to inspect the aircraft. 151 passengers and six crew on board were moved to a safe place, it said. Le Figaro is reporting the plane was escorted on approach by a French Rafale fighter jet. BFMTV says the original bomb threat alert came from the Italian authorities. Share Updated at 09.27 GMT 1h ago 09.07 GMT Diverted flight to Rome lands in French military base after bomb threat The plane appears to have just touched down in Evreux, according to Flightradar24’s tracking service.
We will no doubt hear more from authorities in due course. Share 1h ago 09.02 GMT Flightradar24, one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world, also said that “no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes.” Share 1h ago 08.58 GMT Jakub Krupa The plane crossed the English Channel on a normal flight path to Rome before veering south-west of Paris and circling Chartres airport and diverting towards Évreux. Curiously, in the last few minutes it flew right past the airport in Évreux without touching down. You can follow its flight path here. Share
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