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Krupa, J. (2026, November 5). Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted to military base after latest bomb threat, France says – Europe live. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/05/aer-lingus-plane-bomb-threat-europe-latest-news-updates

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An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a military base in Évreux, France, after a bomb threat. The Airbus A320 aircraft had initially veered off its normal route near Paris before circling over Chartres airport and continuing towards Évreux without landing until just recently. This incident follows similar disruptions across Europe within the past two days, with seven flights either searched or diverted due to false bomb alerts.
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An Airbus A320 plane flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France's Évreux airbase following a bomb threat on November 5, 2026. The flight, carrying 185 passengers, was among several incidents across Europe in recent days where flights received similar threats, leading to diversions and security sweeps but no actual explosives found. This latest incident follows a string of hoaxes that have disrupted passenger flights, including a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Bulgaria which had to be escorted by a fighter jet. The French Prime Minister's office is monitoring the situation closely.

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📰 Bomb Threats Divert European Flights
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Topics

Evreux Flightradar24 France Rome Évreux

Subjects

Evreux GPE · 2× France GPE · 2× Jakub Krupa PERSON · 2× Rome GPE · 2× Évreux GPE · 2× Aer Lingus ORG · 1× Dublin GPE · 1× European NORP · 1× Flightradar24 ORG · 1× Paris GPE · 1×

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Flightradar24, one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world, also said that “no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes.”
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🔮 I will keep an eye on this for you.
2026-11-05 · The Guardian
Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted to military base after latest bomb threat, France says – Europe live · assertive framing

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Flightradar24, one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world, also said that “no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes.” asserted
aircraft → say → minutes
The plane crossed the English Channel on a normal flight path to Rome before veering south-west of Paris and circling Chartres airport and diverting towards Évreux. asserted
plane → cross → Évreux
Curiously, in the last few minutes it flew right past the airport in Évreux without touching down. asserted
it → fly → Évreux
An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome has been diverted to a major military base in Evreux in France after a bomb alert, the French prime minister’s office said. asserted
office → divert → alert
The PM’s office said the government was “monitoring the situation closely.” asserted
government → say → situation
The flight, EIN40G, is operated by an Airbus A320. asserted
flight → operate → A320
It’s currently circling above France and should start its descent to Evreux shortly. asserted
It → circle → Evreux
The incident comes just two days after seven planes across Europe were searched or diverted after malicious hoax bomb alerts. asserted
planes → come → alerts
I will keep an eye on this for you. asserted
I → keep → you
It’s Thursday, 5 November 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live. asserted
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