{"id":10067,"date":"2026-11-05T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/new-hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:01:04","slug":"new-hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/new-hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"New hoax bomb threats hit European flights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as about 20 flights were hit by a third day of hoax bomb alerts across Europe, authorities and airlines said.<\/p>\n

The hoaxes involved flights from Greece to Britain, but particularly targeted low-cost carriers and flights to or from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Italy.<\/p>\n

Three flights were diverted but all the jets landed safely with no explosives found.<\/p>\n

No claim of responsibility was made for all the flights, but a threat against two flights sent to airports in Rome and published by an Italian newspaper contained misogynistic messages.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Under escort, diversions \u2013<\/h2>\n

At least five flights received an air force escort after receiving bomb threats.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria\u2019s air force escorted three Ryanair planes headed for Sofia from Madrid, Copenhagen, and London Stansted. All three planes were inspected and no explosives found, an interior ministry spokesperson told AFP.<\/p>\n

French fighters accompanied an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin that was headed to Rome, diverting it to the Evreux military base 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Paris.<\/p>\n

Other jets were also diverted.<\/p>\n

The Ryanair flight from London-Stansted to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv Airport, east of the capital, while a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw was re-routed to Vienna, the airlines said.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Who and why \u2013<\/h2>\n

Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera published the text of a message sent to ADR, the company that manages Rome\u2019s airports. A company source confirmed the report to AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are all accomplices in a criminal conspiracy, and for this we want to annihilate you. Right now explosive devices have been placed on the following flights: AY1751 Helsinki\u2013Rome and EI402 Dublin\u2013Rome,\u201d read the message, with media noting it was written in \u201cbroken Italian\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Male State fighters with our actions today will leave a mark in history. Your feminist regime will remember it forever. The explosion will occur in 60 minutes. Today your sky will be red,\u201d read the text.<\/p>\n

There is a far-right movement in Russia called the Male State, but AFP could not confirm any link to the message.<\/p>\n

Prague Airport spokeswoman Denisa Hejtmankova told AFP the airport had received threats in emails from anonymous addresses.<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s transport commissioner, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, wrote on X that it was \u201ctoo early to draw conclusions on whether the reported incidents are linked.\u201d<\/p>\n

But European authorities say there has been rise in hybrid attacks, sometimes linked to Russia or Iran.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Landing safely \u2013<\/h2>\n

Most of the flights targeted Thursday landed without incident at their original destinations.<\/p>\n

Those included a Lot Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Brussels and a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Bucharest.<\/p>\n

In the Czech Republic, four targeted planes bound for Prague flown by Ryanair, Easy Jet and Sky Express all landed safely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe perceive the credibility of the threats as low,\u201d said Czech police on X. \u201cNevertheless, we are not underestimating the situation, and all necessary security measures have been activated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danish police said two threatened planes landed in Copenhagen as scheduled.\u00a0\u201cOur assessment is that there is no danger, and there has never been any danger, to passengers or anyone else at the airport,\u201d Copenhagen police told AFP.<\/p>\n

In Greece, Aegean Airlines said its flights from from Thessaloniki to Milan and from Athens to Vienna, had received \u201cunfounded\u201d threats.<\/p>\n

Threats were directed at three flights linked to Madrid, although Spanish airport operator Aena declined to name the airlines nor give other details on the flights. It was not immediately clear whether the three flights included Ryanair\u2019s Madrid-Sofia flight.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Concerned travellers \u2013<\/h2>\n

Travellers at Rome\u2019s Fiumicino Airport expressed mixed feelings over the threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very concerning, we\u2019re very concerned about the security in Europe in general, so it\u2019s very fearful to be here,\u201d Brazilian Natalia Lobo, 29, told AFP.<\/p>\n

French traveler Ella Germain, 20, said the news reports had only created \u201ca little bit of worry\u201d.<\/p>\n

The flights represented a tiny percentage of Europe\u2019s air traffic on Thursday. Some 25,072 flights were scheduled across the continent, according to Eurocontrol, the continent\u2019s aviation safety body.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Earlier threats \u2013<\/h2>\n

On Tuesday, 10 flights were targeted with bomb threats. All turned out to be hoaxes.<\/p>\n

The alerts forced the closure of one Warsaw airport and the deployment of Italian air force jets to protect flights.<\/p>\n

On Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London\u2019s Luton airport to Sofia was diverted due a bomb threat and made an emergency stop in Budapest.<\/p>\n

The post New hoax bomb threats hit European flights<\/a> appeared first on Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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