The key facts
- Bomb threat reports concern four planes flying to Prague
- Václav Havel Airport is preparing to inspect the planes after landing
- Earlier, on November 3, similar threats affected seven flights in Europe — no explosives were found
Bomb threat reports concerning four flights to Prague
Czech police received reports of possible bomb threats on board four passenger aircraft heading to Prague, Reuters reports, citing Czech law enforcement agencies. Václav Havel Airport has begun preparations to inspect the aircraft after landing: all four planes are to be examined, and specialists in explosive device detection will be involved in the checks.
Threat assessment and unverified details
Law enforcement assesses the probability of a real threat as low, but together with airport staff they have taken the necessary security measures. No information about explosives being found on board had been received at the time of the initial report. The police have not yet specified which airlines are operating the flights or where the aircraft are arriving from.
A series of threats in European skies
This is not the first such incident in recent days: on November 3, seven passenger flights heading to Poland, Italy, Spain and Bulgaria received bomb threat reports, as Life.ru reported. One of the aircraft was then diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport, which was temporarily closed. After inspections, no explosives were found on any of the seven planes. Judging by this data, the new bomb threat reports concerning flights to Prague continue the series of hoax messages targeting European aviation, although no confirmed information links the incidents.
