Bomb threats in Europe alarmed air traffic: Many planes made emergency landings

European countries have been faced with successive bomb threats targeting passenger planes in recent days.

A bomb alert was issued for at least 16 aircraft in countries including Italy, France, Belgium, Czechia, Bulgaria and Austria. While some planes had to change routes due to warnings, emergency landings were made at different airports.

A plane going from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, to Brussels was landed safely at the airport in Belgium following a bomb threat. Belgian Federal Police announced that no situation requiring additional security measures was found during the investigations. Police are investigating whether the incident is linked to other reports across Europe in recent days.

Czech police announced that they received reports of explosive threats for four planes heading to Prague. Although the credibility of the notices was considered low, it was stated that the necessary preparations were made with the airport authorities for the landing of the planes.

An Aer Lingus plane flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to Evreux Fauville Air Base in France upon a bomb threat. It was reported that 151 passengers and 6 crew members on the plane landed safely. The Finnair plane, operating the Helsinki-Rome flight, landed at Rome Fiumicino Airport accompanied by Italian warplanes.

A large-scale police operation was launched at Austria's Salzburg Airport upon notice. While security checks were increased, the airport was not evacuated and there were no disruptions in flights. A search was also carried out on the plane belonging to Poland's LOT airline, flying from Warsaw to Paris, following a tip-off; No hazardous substances were found.

Bomb threats also affected flights in Bulgaria, Austria and Romania. While the plane making the London-Sofia flight landed at the airport near Plovdiv, security preparations were made in Sofia for the planes coming from Copenhagen and Madrid. The Wizz Air plane, which was flying from Milan to Warsaw, made an emergency landing in Vienna due to a warning.

Romanian Intelligence Service announced that a crisis desk was established at Henri Coanda International Airport after receiving a bomb threat on the plane flying from Milan to Bucharest. It was reported that 182 passengers and 7 crew members on the plane were evacuated safely.

SOME REPORTS WERE FOUNDATIONAL

No suspicious findings were found in the searches made on the two planes that landed in Copenhagen. It was also announced that the report about Finnair's plane flying from Helsinki to Vienna was unfounded. No hazardous materials were detected during the checks carried out on the Aegean Airlines plane flying from Thessaloniki to Milan.

Authorities are investigating whether there is a coordinated attempt or hybrid attack behind the reports.

REPORTS HAVE INCREASED IN LAST DAYS

In Europe, bomb threats were received on flights connecting to England, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy in recent days.

Wizz Air's London-Sofia flight was diverted to Budapest due to a bomb threat on November 2, and the landing was accompanied by a Hungarian Gripen type fighter plane. LOT's London-Warsaw flight made an emergency landing at Warsaw Modlin Airport on November 3. On the same day, a bomb alarm was raised on the SAS plane flying from Copenhagen to Warsaw, and one of the runways at the airport was temporarily closed during investigations.

No explosives were found in the notices dated November 3 regarding Ryanair's three planes operating Lisbon-Rome, Dublin-Rome and Manchester-Murcia flights.