Aer Lingus flight EI402 diverted to French airbase after bomb threat

Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French air force base on November 5, 2026, following a bomb threat. The aircraft landed safely; no injuries were reported. The incident is part of a series of bomb threats across Europe this week, all of which proved false.

The wave of bomb threats in European aviation continued today (Thursday), when an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted for an emergency landing at the French Air Force base in Évreux, Normandy, following a targeted bomb alert. All 115 passengers and 6 crew members were evacuated safely, and military bomb disposal teams are searching the aircraft. Meanwhile, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry confirmed bomb alerts on three separate Ryanair flights en route to Sofia; two landed in the capital and one was diverted to Plovdiv. In recent days, similar incidents have occurred in Poland, Spain, Italy, and Hungary, where fighter jets were scrambled to escort civilian aircraft. In all cases, no explosives were found. Authorities are investigating whether this is the work of a single perpetrator, copycats, or an attempt to disrupt civil aviation.