Bomb threats disrupt flights in Europe
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Several flights across Europe received alleged bomb threats that ultimately turned out to be hoaxes but prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian Air Force until landing.
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Passenger Plane Escorted by Fighter Jet After Mid-Air Bomb Threat Prompts Emergency Landing
Officials announced that, within minutes of the threat, a “Hungarian Defense Forces Gripen fighter jet took to the skies and provided an escort”
On this day, a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Polish airline LOT, which departed from London Heathrow Airport in the U.K.
Several flights operated by European airlines faced hoax bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting security searches, diversions and, in one instance, an escort by Italian Air Force fighter jets, officials said.
