Ryanair flight diverted from Stansted amid bomb alerts
Eight flights affected by security alerts on Thursday morning.
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A Ryanair flight scheduled to fly from London Stansted to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv on Thursday morning following a bomb alert. Flight FR1730 departed Stansted at 6am and was expected to arrive in Sofia at 9.25am GMT, but was rerouted to Plovdiv, as reported by Flightradar24.
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By 10am on Thursday, a total of eight flights had been impacted by security alerts, according to The Guardian. This latest incident follows similar threats made two days earlier, which affected flights departing from Heathrow and Manchester.
The flight from Heathrow, identified as LO286, landed at Warsaw Modlin Airport just seven minutes after the alarm was raised. The airport was subsequently closed to allow for security operations. The UK Government has previously stated that these types of threats are 'malicious hoax threats'.
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Earlier in the week, on Monday, a Wizz Air flight travelling from London Luton to Budapest was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet following a bomb threat.
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+Which Ryanair flight was diverted from London Stansted?
Ryanair flight FR1730, which was travelling from London Stansted to Sofia, was diverted to Plovdiv on Thursday morning. The flight departed Stansted at 6am.
+How many flights were affected by bomb alerts on Thursday?
By 10am on Thursday, eight flights had reportedly been affected by bomb alerts. This included the Ryanair flight from Stansted and other services.
+Have there been similar incidents recently?
Yes, two days prior to Thursday's incidents, flights from Heathrow and Manchester were also subject to bomb alerts. On Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest following a bomb threat.
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