Aer Lingus flight diverts to France after bomb threat

Summarised from CornwallLive's report · Updated 5 Nov, 22:50 · Archive

An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome made an emergency landing at a military base in France after receiving a bomb threat.

An Aer Lingus flight diverted to a military base in Evreux, northern France, after receiving a bomb threat. Flight EI402, an Airbus A320 travelling from Dublin to Rome, was scheduled to land at Rome Fiumicino at 10.35am local time but changed course after entering French airspace at around 8.45am, sending out an emergency code while flying at 37,000 feet.

The aircraft landed safely with 151 passengers and six crew members aboard. Bomb disposal teams were stationed at the scene. A spokesperson for the French Prime Minister's office said the situation was being closely monitored in real time, according to procedures. Aer Lingus described the diversion as a security precaution and said it would work to reaccommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible.

The incident comes two days after seven flights across Europe received bomb alerts, causing significant disruption.

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