Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Planes forced into emergency landings or diversions two days after hoax alerts affected air travel

Hoax bomb threats have caused at least 25 flights across Europe to be disrupted, with some forced to make emergency landings, as questions mount over an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos for travellers.

The series of warnings on Thursday affected flights between Italy, Ireland, the UK, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, France, Greece, Serbia and Czechia.

The threats affected flights by Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Wizz Air, Finnair, easyJet, Aegean Airlines, Iberia, Sky Express, Air Serbia and LOT Polish Airlines. All landed safely. Searches of the planes found nothing suspicious.