European airspace was plunged into tense conditions following sudden bomb threats targeting several passenger aircraft flying between major European cities. However, authorities later revealed that all these were hoax warnings intended to disrupt flights.
Key Points
- Although the targeted aircraft were searched, no explosives were found.
- It was confirmed that all these warnings were hoaxes intended to disrupt flights.
- Security forces have launched investigations to identify who is behind the incidents.
Searches on flights to Sofia and Rome
A Ryanair flight carrying 185 passengers from Dublin, Ireland to Sofia, Bulgaria was subjected to intense inspection due to a bomb threat. Security forces confirmed that there were no explosives on board. Bulgarian Transport Minister Georgi Peev stated that two aircraft arriving in Sofia from Dublin and Bergamo had received such threats.
Meanwhile, another Ryanair flight bound for Rome received an email threatening that a bomb was on board, but searches revealed there were no explosives on that flight either.
Warsaw-bound flight diverted
A LOT Polish Airlines flight travelling from London Heathrow to Warsaw, Poland was also diverted to another airport due to a bomb scare. After the plane landed safely with 181 passengers on board, rescue teams conducted an inspection and found nothing suspicious.
Although it has not yet been revealed who is behind these hoax calls and emails, it is suspected that malicious elements abroad are involved. Security forces in the respective countries are conducting extensive investigations into the matter.
