European authorities investigate new flight threats

European authorities investigated a new round of threats against passenger flights on Friday, November 6, including alerts involving Prague, Sofia, Copenhagen and other locations. Officials said affected aircraft landed safely, and reported searches found no explosives. Investigators had not identified who sent the threats or established whether the incidents were connected. Prague Airport spokeswoman Denisa Hejtmankova said threats concerned four arriving flights and five departing flights. The incoming services were from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Spain; the departures were bound for the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and the United Kingdom. The airport did not provide further details about the flights. A spokesman said operations remained normal. Bulgarian transport ministry officials said two flights to Sofia received alerts on Friday. One came from London Stansted and the other from Brussels; both landed safely. Portuguese police also reported a threat involving a Ryanair flight scheduled to travel from Lisbon to Rome. Reports said the aircraft was inspected and no explosive device or suspicious object was found. Danish police said they were investigating...