Bomb Threats Disrupt 15 Flights Across Europe

A series of bomb threats disrupted commercial aviation across Europe on Thursday, November 5, 2026, affecting 15 flights operated by several international airlines. The alerts prompted flight diversions and security responses, including the rerouting of an Aer Lingus service from Dublin to Rome to a military air base in France.

The French prime minister's office confirmed the Aer Lingus diversion to Evreux military air base. The aircraft, an Airbus A320 operating flight EIN40G, was diverted following a bomb alert while traveling toward the Italian capital.

The French prime minister's office said the government was monitoring developments and assessing the situation.

"Monitoring the situation closely," the French prime minister's office said.

The incident occurred just two days after seven aircraft across Europe were searched or diverted following what authorities described as malicious hoax bomb threats, according to the Guardian.

According to the Guardian's flight tally, 15 services were affected by the latest alerts. The incidents involved Aer Lingus, Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air, Finnair and Aegean Airlines.

Three Ryanair flights were among the affected services. Flight FR6410 was traveling from Madrid to Sofia, FR3606 was flying from Copenhagen to Sofia, and FR1730 was traveling from London Stansted to Sofia before being diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

LOT Polish Airlines flight LO235, traveling from Warsaw to Brussels, was also listed among the affected aircraft. Wizz Air flight W46387, operating between Milan Malpensa and Warsaw-Okęcie, was diverted to Vienna, Austria.

Two Finnair services were included in the tally. Flight AY1761 was traveling from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino, while AY1471 was operating between Helsinki and Vienna.

Four additional flights heading to Prague were also identified in the reported tally, although their flight numbers and operating airlines were not specified.

Other affected services included Wizz Air flight W43064 from Milan Malpensa to Bucharest, Aegean Airlines flight A3552 from Thessaloniki to Milan Malpensa, and Ryanair flight FR8953 from Porto to Milan Malpensa.

The reported incidents involved multiple European destinations, with several flights operating between major aviation hubs in Western, Central and Southern Europe. The French government continued monitoring the situation following the diversion to Evreux.