Bomb Threat Forces Dublin‑Rome Flight to Land at French Military Base
A sudden threat rerouted an Aer Lingus plane, highlighting vulnerabilities in European air travel and raising questions about border security.
For many voters this shows how a bomb threat can disrupt a routine Dublin‑Rome service, forcing the aircraft to veer off its normal English Channel route, circle Chartres and end up at a military base in Evreux, France, on Thursday.
Critics of lax security will point to Flightradar24’s data, which recorded no departures from Rome Fiumicino in the half hour before the incident, underscoring the sudden nature of the threat; the site is one of the world’s largest flight trackers, according to The Guardian.
The same pattern of bomb threats has already been reported in Bulgaria, suggesting a broader challenge to European skies.
Original reporting
The Guardian
Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted to military base after latest bomb threat, France says – Europe live
French prime minister’s office says Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome now heading to military base in Evreux Flightradar24, one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world, also said that “no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes.” The plane crossed the English Channel on a normal flight path to Rome before veering south-west of Paris and circling Chartres airport and diverting towards Évreux. Continue reading...
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A passenger plane flying from Dublin to Rome was on Thursday diverted to a French air force base after a bomb threat.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a military base in Evreux, France, after a bomb threat, according to the French prime minister's office.
- The diversion occurred on Thursday.
- Flightradar24 said: "no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes."
- Flightradar24 is described by The Guardian as one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world.
- The plane crossed the English Channel on a normal flight path to Rome, then veered south-west of Paris, circled Chartres airport and diverted towards Evreux, according to The Guardian.
- A separate incident was reported in Bulgaria, amid a string of bomb threats disrupting air travel across Europe, according to Al Jazeera.
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