Several aircraft operating flights to and from Prague and Sofia received new bomb threats on Friday, authorities announced, as false alarms continued to disrupt air travel across Europe this week.
Four arriving flights and five departing flights at Prague Airport were targeted, airport spokesperson Denisa Hejtmanekova told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The threats involved incoming flights from Denmark, the United Kingdom and two from Spain.
The five departing flights were heading to the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and the United Kingdom.
The airport and Czech police declined to provide further details about the affected flights.
Prague Airport operations remain normal
Prague Airport spokesperson Jiri Hannich told AFP that airport operations remained normal and smooth despite the threats.
Czech police had already inspected four aircraft on Thursday following similar warnings.
Two flights to Sofia receive threats
A spokesperson for Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry told AFP that warnings had also been received about two flights bound for Sofia on Friday.
Both aircraft, one arriving from London’s Stansted Airport and the other from Brussels, landed safely.
Portuguese police also reported that a Ryanair flight scheduled to depart Lisbon for Rome on Friday had been targeted.
False alarms disrupt flights across Europe
Dozens of commercial flights across Europe have been targeted by false bomb threats this week.
The incidents have forced authorities to divert some aircraft and deploy fighter jets to escort civilian planes.
Also read: Bomb threats disrupt nearly 30 flights across Europe
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