Flights diverted and airports on alert across Europe

The National · Damien McElroy · 2026-11-06 12:29 UTC

Bomb scare forces diversion of Prague-Rome flight to Venice

European flights and airports faced disruption and extra security checks on Friday as the authorities in Rome and Copenhagen reported threats.

A WizzAir flight from Prague to Rome was diverted to Venice and landed there on Friday due to a bomb scare. Italy's Ansa news agency reported that the bomb alert message came from a phone call to Rome Fiumicino Airport's control tower.

A statement from Danish police said specialist teams were at Copenhagen Airport after hostile intelligence was received about air traffic.

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