Four flights diverted to France after bomb threats

The French prime minister’s office said four flights diverted to French airports on Friday, November 6, after bomb threats, as alerts continued to disrupt aviation and prompt security operations across Europe. All four aircraft landed without incident, and bomb-disposal teams were checking them, the office said. It said an investigation was under way to identify the source of the threats.

Three of the diverted flights landed at Paris Orly Airport and one at Bordeaux, according to a person familiar with the matter cited in a report. The aircraft had been flying over France en route to other destinations. A day earlier, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to Évreux in Normandy after a threat; it landed safely, and its passengers and crew disembarked.

Threats were also reported Friday at airports in several countries. Danish police said they were investigating threats directed at air traffic at Copenhagen Airport and saw no immediate danger to the public. The airport said it continued operating normally. Prague police and airport authorities reported threats involving incoming and departing flights, while Portuguese police said an inspection of a Ryanair aircraft at...