Bomb Threats Hit Multiple European Flights; Aer Lingus Plane Diverted to French Air Base
Photo: NBC NewsAn Aer Lingus flight carrying 151 passengers and six crew from Dublin to Rome made an emergency landing at the Évreux-Fauville Air and Space Force base in Normandy, France, on Thursday after a bomb threat, and it landed safely. The office of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said it was monitoring the situation, and later said a bomb squad was in place and the passengers had been moved to a safe place. France's air force said it dispatched aircraft as soon as the incident was reported and escorted the Airbus A320. CBS News reported that at least 15 commercial European flights received bomb threats Thursday, bringing the week's total to more than 20. Other flights made unscheduled or high-alert landings in Italy, Belgium and Bulgaria, according to authorities. A flight from Finland landed in Rome as scheduled under military escort. No explosive devices have been found, authorities in various countries said, and earlier threats this week were hoaxes. An airport in Poland briefly closed, and Greek authorities searched at Syros after a threat against the Israel-bound cruise ship Crown Iris.
Left-leaning outlets CBS News and NBC News lead with the volume and disruption. CBS's headline centers on at least 15 flights in a single day and a weekly total above 20, while NBC's headline cites diversions and tarmac searches. NBC's report adds the most detail on the Aer Lingus flight: the carrier's statement, FlightRadar24 data showing a descent and loops, and the Syros cruise-ship threat. The report that nine flights were threatened this week is NBC's figure, which differs from CBS's higher count. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had. Deutsche Win the alternative group frames it differently, listing the countries affected, noting military escorts and the order in which reports emerged, and quoting the French air force and Lecornu's "real time" monitoring.
How the sides differ Left sources stress the scale of the threats and the Aer Lingus diversion details; alternative sources stress multi-country landings and military escorts; right sources have not covered it.
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CBS News leads with the count of at least 15 threatened flights in a day; NBC News details the Aer Lingus diversion using airline and prime minister's office statements, tracking data and the Syros cruise-ship threat.
Deutsche Welle emphasizes the multi-country spread of landings in France, Italy, Belgium and Bulgaria, military escorts, and statements from France's air force and Lecornu's office, noting earlier threats were hoaxes.