Bomb Hoaxes Test Europe’s Airlines as Geopolitical Pressures Mount

Photo Credit: Flight disruption has impacted many airlines. Wizz AIr Bomb threats disrupted at least 27 flights across Europe on Thursday, the second wave this week. No explosives have been found. French fighter jets intercepted Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome, carrying more than 150 passengers, and escorted it to the Évreux air base in Normandy. The French prime minister’s office said the pilot had not cooperated as expected, without giving more detail. Bulgaria’s air force escorted three airliners to the ground. In Madrid, Air Europa and Iberia aircraft were halted, emptied and searched after Spanish authorities received three emailed threats in less than 20 minutes, the Associated Press reported. A Wizz Air