French authorities diverted an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome to a major military base in Évreux after receiving a bomb warning. The plane had crossed the English Channel before veering south-west of Paris, circling Chartres airport, and positioning for descent into Évreux. Meanwhile, flight tracking data revealed that departures from Rome Fiumicino Airport halted completely for a 30-minute window during the scare.
Key points
French government officials actively monitored the rerouting of the commercial flight to…: French government officials actively monitored the rerouting of the commercial flight to a military airfield.
The diversion follows malicious hoax bomb alerts that disrupted seven European aircraft t…: The diversion follows malicious hoax bomb alerts that disrupted seven European aircraft two days prior.
Flight path anomalies occurred south-west of Paris as the crew prepared to land at the mi…: Flight path anomalies occurred south-west of Paris as the crew prepared to land at the military facility.
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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.
Curiously, in the last few minutes it flew right past the airport in Évreux without touching down.
Morning opening: Another bomb alert on a European flight
Jakub Krupa
An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome has been diverted to a major military base in Evreux in France after a bomb alert, the French prime minister’s office said.
The PM’s office said the government was “monitoring the situation closely.”
The flight, EIN40G, is operated by an Airbus A320. It’s currently circling above France and should start its descent to Evreux shortly.
The incident comes just two days after seven planes across Europe were searched or diverted after malicious hoax bomb alerts.
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