The key facts
- On November 6, at least 15 flights received bomb threats: nine in the Czech Republic, four in France, as well as Wizz Air and Tarom flights
- No explosive device has been found on any of the checked aircraft
- On November 5, there were more than ten reports; an Aer Lingus plane was escorted by French fighter jets to the Évreux-Fauville air base
A new wave of threats: 15 flights in a single day
European airlines faced a new wave of anonymous bomb threats on November 6: on Friday alone, at least 15 passenger flights received warnings. TASS reports this, citing European news agencies, as reported by Life.ru. Aircraft are being checked by security services, some crews changed their routes, and airports tightened security measures.
Czech Republic, France, Romania, Denmark
The largest number of reports was recorded in the Czech Republic: according to the CTK agency, the threats affected nine flights linked to Prague airport — four arriving and five aircraft preparing for departure. Police checked the planes, but the airport's operations remained virtually unchanged. In France, reports concerned four aircraft in the country's airspace; all landed safely, were examined by bomb disposal teams after landing, and authorities launched an investigation into the origin of the threats.
Diverted flights and checks
The most serious incident of the day was a Wizz Air flight from Prague to Rome: after a bomb report, the airliner was diverted to Venice and passengers were evacuated, but the inspection found no explosives; airport operations were temporarily suspended while emergency services worked. A Tarom plane flying from Prague to Bucharest landed at its destination, and the threat also proved false. In Romania, Henri Coandă Airport received a separate warning — the local Information Service noted that it contained no specific details. In Copenhagen, police increased their presence at the airport, stressing there were no grounds to speak of a real danger; the airport operated normally.
The scale of the series is growing
The series of bomb threats has been going on for several days, and the new wave is noticeably larger than the previous one: on November 5, as reported by Life.ru, more than ten flights in various European countries received threats, including aircraft of Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Finnair and LOT; in Bulgaria, military aviation was used to escort the planes. The most high-profile incident involved an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 on the Dublin — Rome route: French fighter jets escorted it to the Évreux-Fauville air base near Paris, no bomb was found, and authorities later took an interest in the crew's actions — according to local media, the pilot initially refused to comply with the instruction to land at the military airfield.
What is known about the causes
No explosive device has been found on any of the affected flights so far. European experts do not rule out that the mass anonymous warnings could be an organized attempt to destabilize air transport; Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares called what is happening a possible form of psychological warfare. However, no evidence has been presented of any state or organization's involvement in the series of threats — law enforcement is determining whether the threats are connected, and investigations continue.
