Bomb threat on flight to Italy as jet diverts over France - days after string of hoaxes sparked chaos at European airports

Published: 03:52 EDT, 5 November 2026 | Updated: 04:06 EDT, 5 November 2026 An Airbus A320 Aer Lingus plane going from Dublin to Rome has been diverted to France's Evreux airbase following a bomb alert, the office of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday.The situation is being monitored by the Prime Minister's office, it added.It comes just days after a string of hoax bomb threats sparked chaos at European airports, forcing flights around the continent to make emergency landings.At least seven flights were targeted Tuesday morning with some forced to divert before being searched on the ground, while one Ryanair plane - from Dublin to Rome - was accompanied by an Italian fighter jet. Two of the grounded flights took off from the UK before making unscheduled landings due to the mid-air security scares. Bomb disposal experts at Rome's Fiumicino airport searched two Ryanair jets - one originating from Lisbon and the other from Dublin - following anonymous tips regarding potential bomb threats.A flight from Heathrow to Warsaw and a Ryanair service from Manchester to Murcia in southern Spain also received alerts.Flights from Copenhagen to Warsaw and from Bergamo to Sofia were grounded after similar threats.A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia, carrying 185 passengers, received a warning and was searched on arrival.And on Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Bulgaria was threatened and had to be escorted by a fighter jet.This is a breaking news story. More to follow.