Aer Lingus EI402 Diverts to Évreux as Europe Faces Another Bomb-Threat Wave

Aer Lingus flight EI402, Dublin to Rome Fiumicino, diverted to Évreux-Fauville air base in France on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Aer Lingus called it a security precaution and said the jet landed safely. The office of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu put 151 passengers and six crew on board and said they were moved to a safe place while a bomb unit worked the stand. France's air force said it launched aircraft as soon as the threat was reported.

A Finnair Helsinki–Rome service was escorted into Fiumicino by Italian Air Force fighters, Aeroporti di Roma said, and Finnair said that flight landed as scheduled. Wizz Air's Milan–Warsaw service diverted to Vienna. LOT LO235 Warsaw–Brussels landed at destination after an onboard check; Brussels security then searched the aircraft. Aircraft from Copenhagen and Madrid landed at Sofia, and a London flight landed at Plovdiv; Bulgaria's transport ministry said inspections found no issues.

Key details

• Wizz Air's Milan–Bucharest Henri Coandă flight landed at 11:08 local time and was inspected.
• An Aegean Thessaloniki arrival and a Ryanair Porto arrival were searched at Milan Malpensa.
• Czech police said four Prague-bound aircraft received threats assessed as low credibility; none had explosives after pyrotechnic checks.
• Authorities had not reported explosives on Thursday's flights.

A LOT spokesperson said the LO235 crew conducted an onboard inspection in accordance with established procedures and that no suspicious items were found.

Why it matters

Monday's Wizz Air Luton–Sofia flight was already escorted into Budapest. Tuesday brought at least seven more threats that the UK government called malicious hoaxes, including the Heathrow–Warsaw LOT diversion to Modlin. Thursday's wave is a separate set of flights, still with no device reported.