None of this week’s threats has proved real, but each one still cost a diversion, a search and a rebuilt schedule. Whoever sent them, the hoaxes have added to a list of disruptions, from conflict-driven fuel costs to closed airspace, that is making routine flying in Europe ever more challenging.
Bomb threats disrupted at least 27 flights across Europe on Thursday, the second wave this week. No explosives have been found.
French fighter jets intercepted Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome, carrying more than 150 passengers, and escorted it to the Évreux air base in Normandy. The French prime minister’s office said the pilot had not cooperated as expected, without giving more detail. Bulgaria’s air force escorted three airliners to the ground. In Madrid, Air Europa and Iberia aircraft were halted, emptied and searched after Spanish authorities received three emailed threats in less than 20 minutes, the Associated Press reported. A Wizz Air
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