Bomb threats scramble European skies, forcing emergency landings

Bomb threats sent multiple flights in Europe scrambling Thursday, with aircraft diverted and forced into emergency landings, authorities said. The disruptions came just days after a separate wave of hoax threats rattled air travel across the region. AP reported that the earlier scares led to searches, diversions and, in one case, a military escort.

The Thursday incidents were not detailed beyond the emergency landings. AP’s report did not name the flights, airlines or airports involved, and it did not say how many aircraft were affected beyond “multiple.” Authorities described the threats as the cause of the diversions.

The earlier hoaxes had already put European aviation on edge this week. They prompted security checks and forced flights off course, with one aircraft receiving a military escort, according to AP. Thursday’s landings extended the disruption into a new day.

What happens next is unclear from the AP report. It did not say whether anyone was detained, whether the Thursday threats were also hoaxes, or what the emergency landings led to on the ground. The core facts are stark: bomb threats diverted multiple European flights, and those planes came down in emergency conditions.