Bomb threats on 5 November affected at least 27 flights in Europe, according to Reuters

At least 27 passenger flights in Europe received bomb threats on 5 November, according to updated Reuters data. In the morning, reports spoke of more than ten flights within Europe; media then reported 16 flights whose crews had received threat messages.

Ryanair flights from Copenhagen and Madrid made emergency landings in Sofia. An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome, carrying 151 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to the French Évreux air base under fighter jet escort. The office of the French prime minister was the first to report that the flight had gone to a military base in Normandy.

A Wizz Air plane from Milan bound for Warsaw was diverted to Vienna. A Finnair flight, operated on the airline's behalf by the Danish charter company Jettime, landed there too, Reuters reported, citing a carrier representative. A LOT flight from Warsaw landed in Brussels: airline representatives said no suspicious items were found.

Czech police said that explosives threats had been received for four planes flying to Prague. Officers said they were working with colleagues at Prague airport to organise the landings and assessed the credibility of the threats as low. The police nonetheless promised pyrotechnic checks.

Wizz Air confirmed that the decision to change route was taken in line with aviation security procedures. Aer Lingus said the rerouting was carried out after the plane had landed safely; the full text of the company's statement is not known. The reports do not say whether explosive devices were found on any aircraft.