Multiple European flights face bomb threats for second time this week
A Dublin to Rome plane has diverted and landed in northern France.
Multiple European flights have faced bomb threats for a second time this week, officials said.
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 that left Dublin on Thursday morning sent out an emergency alert, diverted, and landed at Evreux air base in northern France.
At the same time, Finnish carrier Finnair said one of its flights from Helsinki to the Italian capital was the target of a bomb threat on Thursday. The aircraft was escorted by air force jets and landed as planned.
This comes only days after eight European flights, including two departing from the UK, were targeted by suspected bomb threats. No explosives were discovered on any of the aircraft after searches.
Aer Lingus said in a statement that flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome "diverted to Normandy this morning as a security precaution."
It added: "The flight landed safely and Aer Lingus will work to re-accommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw also issued an emergency alert before diverting to Vienna, Austria - although there has been no report of a bomb threat and the reason remains unclear.
On Tuesday, seven planes were searched after bomb threats were made.
Two were from the UK - one flying from Manchester that landed in Murcia, Spain, and another from London Heathrow to Warsaw, Poland.
Two Ryanair flights - one departing Dublin and the other from Lisbon - were searched after landing in Rome following anonymous tips, but no explosives were found, sources at the city's Fiumicino airport told the BBC.
The sources added that police bomb disposal experts carried out standard security procedures to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew, after which the alert was cleared.
The UK government described the incidents as "malicious hoax threats".