The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
Flights diverted and airports on alert across Europe
Bomb scare forces diversion of Prague-Rome flight to Venice
Flights diverted and airports on alert across Europe
A WizzAir flight from Prague to Rome was diverted to Venice on Friday due to a bomb scare, with the message reportedly triggering a response at Rome Fiumicino Airport's control tower. Italian authorities confirmed the diversion details via Ansa.
Danish police said specialist teams were deployed at Copenhagen Airport after hostile intelligence concerns about air traffic, though there was no immediate assessment that passengers were in danger. Security measures included baggage re-screening and the establishment of a perimeter.
Czech police cleared four aircraft at Vaclav Havel Airport that had been targeted by bomb threats, noting inspections found no explosives or dangerous items on board.
There were at least 25 hoax alerts across Europe on Friday targeting airlines, with investigations opened in France after a pilot resisted divert instructions on an Aer Lingus flight. A Dublin-to-Rome Airbus A320 was diverted to Evreux airbase in northern France following a bomb alert.
In Ireland, multiple media organizations were evacuated after bomb threats on Friday. RTE and Newstalk staff were temporarily displaced, and other offices in Dublin were evacuated, with reports that threats to the broadcaster were potentially linked to a broader hoax campaign affecting Europe.
Across Europe, authorities reported that the overall threats involved nearly 30 flights by the end of Thursday, amid a spate of hoax threats affecting multiple flights and at least one cruise ship.