Hoax bomb threats at Heathrow and Birmingham resolved swiftly

Heathrow and Birmingham airports received hoax bomb threats early in the morning, but authorities resolved them quickly and flights continued as normal. The incidents formed part of a wider wave of threats disrupting European aviation, prompting security checks and some fighter-jet escorts.

The article reports 25 further flights across European airlines made unplanned landings or were escorted. Threats affected flights in several countries, including Spain, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Italy; most described flights landed as planned, while a Stansted to Sofia flight diverted to Plovdiv. No country had attributed responsibility, though officials and an aviation security expert raised the possibility of hybrid attacks; Russia and Iran deny involvement in related allegations.