False bomb threats disrupt European air travel for a third day

A wave of false bomb threats has disrupted flights across more than ten European countries for a third day, prompting fighter-jet escorts and diversions.

• At least 21 aircraft and several airports were targeted on November 5, prompting French, Italian and Bulgarian fighter jets to escort passenger planes.
• Czech authorities reported new threats against flights to and from Prague on November 6, and a Wizz Air flight to Rome was diverted.
• Portuguese police reported a false bomb alert on a flight that departed Lisbon on November 6, and Danish police deployed at Copenhagen airport.
• Emails sent to Rome and Sofia airports claimed to be from "Male State fighters" and contained misogynistic text.
• At least 35 flights have faced false threats since the start of the week, including 27 on November 5, El País reported.
• Investigators found no explosives on any aircraft, and French prosecutors opened an inquiry into the false threats.
• Eurocontrol data cited by RTVE put the average cost of diverting a single flight at about 55,000 euros.
• Czech police said threats targeted 11 aircraft linked to Prague on November 6, including four inbound and five outbound flights, with none cancelled or diverted.
• Four new bomb-threat reports disrupted air traffic in France on Friday, and all affected aircraft landed safely, the prime minister's office said.