Passenger jet from Dublin to Rome declares mid-air emergency over bomb threat

An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to a French air base after air traffic control informed the crew of a bomb threat. The aircraft landed safely, and the incident disrupted travel as passengers awaited arrangements to continue their journeys.

Flight EI402, an Airbus A320, left Dublin at 6.24am and was due in Rome at 10.35am; it landed at Evreux air base in Normandy at 10.04am local time. Aer Lingus said the diversion was a security precaution and that it would help passengers reach their final destination. The incident followed several bomb alerts affecting European flights that week; the article reports that officials had not attributed responsibility for the threats.