Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and a number of Ryanair services among others are connected Europe live – latest updates At least seven planes around Europe were searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats to passenger flights on Tuesday. Two UK departures and a number of Ryanair flights were threatened in what the government called “malicious hoaxes”, after all planes landed safely and no explosives were found. Continue reading...
Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ‘malicious hoax’ bomb threats
Source: The Guardian
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