Aer Lingus flight diverted to French base after bomb threat, dozens of European flights disrupted
Aer Lingus flight EI402 carrying 151 passengers and six crew lands safely at the Évreux‑Fauville airbase in Normandy after a bomb threat is reported【】【】. French authorities escort the aircraft with a fighter jet and move all occupants to a secure area while bomb‑defusal teams inspect the plane【】【】. A Finnair Helsinki‑Rome service is escorted by Italian Air Force jets to Rome and examined by bomb‑disposal experts【】. About a dozen other European passenger flights, including a LOT service from Warsaw to Brussels, are forced to land or divert because of similar threats【】【】. Czech police also receive bomb‑threat reports concerning four flights destined for Prague【】.
Key facts
- The diverted Aer Lingus flight is identified as EI402 from Dublin to Rome.
- Évreux‑Fauville airbase lies roughly 100 km west of Paris.
- Italian air force scrambled jets in response to the Finnair threat.
- Two Helsinki‑Rome flights receive bomb threats via anonymous email.
- Police and bomb experts were dispatched to Copenhagen Airport after a similar threat.
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Why it matters
Widespread bomb threats disrupt European air travel and strain security resources.
What changed
First published from Hindustan Times, DW, ANSA English, The Straits Times and NBC News