Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted to military base after latest bomb threat, France says – Europe live

The plane appears to have just touched down in Evreux, according to Flightradar24’s tracking service.

We will no doubt hear more from authorities in due course.

The French PM’s office has just confirmed the plane landed safely at Evreux with a bomb squad unit in place to inspect the aircraft.

151 passengers and six crew on board were moved to a safe place, it said.

Le Figaro is reporting the plane was escorted on approach by a French Rafale fighter jet.

BFMTV says the original bomb threat alert came from the Italian authorities.

Earlier this week, seven planes across Europe were searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats were made to passenger flights.

The alarms affected flights operated by LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, WizzAir, and Ryanair.

Two of the flights also involved Rome Fiumicino airport, amid broader false bomb alarms in the country, which also affected 280 schools.

Flightradar24, one of the largest flight tracker websites in the world, also said that “no aircraft have departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in the past 30 minutes.”

The plane crossed the English Channel on a normal flight path to Rome before veering south-west of Paris and circling Chartres airport and diverting towards Évreux.

Curiously, in the last few minutes it flew right past the airport in Évreux without touching down.

An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome has been diverted to a major military base in Evreux in France after a bomb alert, the French prime minister’s office said.

The PM’s office said the government was “monitoring the situation closely.”

The flight, EIN40G, is operated by an Airbus A320. It’s currently circling above France and should start its descent to Evreux shortly.

The incident comes just two days after seven planes across Europe were searched or diverted after malicious hoax bomb alerts.

It’s Thursday, 5 November 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.