A series of bomb threat hoaxes has sparked flight chaos across Europe with multiple passenger jets forced to make emergency landings.
At least seven flights were targeted this morning with some forced to divert before being searched on the ground, while one Ryanair plane – from Dublin to Rome – was accompanied by an Italian fighter jet.
Two of the grounded flights took off from the UK before making unscheduled landings due to the mid-air security scares.
Bomb disposal experts at Rome’s Fiumicino airport searched two Ryanair jets – one originating from Lisbon and the other from Dublin – following anonymous tips regarding potential bomb
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