Prague airport bomb threats: four flights searched, nothing found

On Thursday, four planes heading to Prague received bomb threats. Police searched every aircraft after landing and found no explosives, while Václav Havel Airport continued to operate as normal, Czech police said.

What we know about the checks in Prague

According to police, the threats were assessed as unlikely to be genuine, but security measures were still activated together with the airport administration. Police spokesman Josef Urban said the searches of all four aircraft had ended without result. Airport spokeswoman Denisa Hejtmánková confirmed that traffic was not restricted.

Novinky.cz reports that the threats concerned two easyJet aircraft, one Ryanair plane and one Austrian Airlines plane. Police patrols, an explosives detection dog and a mobile customs X-ray unit were sent to the airport, and the airport's security committee also convened. The planes were already en route to Prague: they were not diverted here because of the threat.

In a statement issued before 11 a.m., police said they were preparing for the flights' arrival. The threats were taken seriously despite the low credibility rating, and efforts were made to minimize disruption to passengers and airport operations. It is not yet known whether the Prague threats are linked to other incidents in Europe or who is behind them.

Similar alerts across Europe

The same day, an Aer Lingus plane flying from Dublin to Rome landed at the Évreux military air base in France because of a bomb threat. According to the French prime minister's office, quoted by The Associated Press, all 151 passengers and six crew members left the aircraft safely, and military bomb disposal experts searched the plane.

This is not the first such incident in recent days. On Tuesday, threats affected flights heading to Poland, Spain and Bulgaria: according to Euronews, all four planes landed safely and no explosives were found. In Warsaw, where an SAS flight from Copenhagen was being checked, one of the runways at Chopin Airport was temporarily closed. A LOT flight from London Heathrow was diverted to Warsaw Modlin Airport, which was also briefly closed during the check. Both airports later returned to normal operations.

Earlier, a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia had to be diverted to Budapest under escort by Hungarian fighter jets, and on Sunday an Austrian Airlines plane from Tel Aviv to Vienna was landed in Bulgaria. No explosive device was found on the Austrian flight either.

The response to the threats has varied: from a search after a routine landing to diverted flights and temporary airport closures. In Prague, Thursday's checks were carried out without restricting airport operations.

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Around Prague, based on reporting by expats.cz