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The Dublin-Rome Flight Bomb Threat Diversion

All 151 passengers and six crew were moved to safety after flight EI402 landed at Évreux-Fauville Air Base. Search findings and onward travel remain unconfirmed.

Aired November 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC

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The story so far

Update 1Nov 5, 10:32 AM UTC
157 moved to safety after bomb threat diverts Aer Lingus flight to France
All 151 passengers and six crew were moved to safety after flight EI402 landed at Évreux-Fauville Air Base. Search findings and onward travel remain unconfirmed.

Timeline

Day 1 · 1 report

Nov 5, 8:03 AM UTC
First to report

Who reported

17 outlets · 18 sources

AIRLIVEFirst to reportairlive.net · Nov 5, 8:03 AM UTC1
1. Aer Lingus EI402 from Dublin is declaring an emergency over France and divertingNov 5 UTC
ici.frNov 5, 8:56 AM UTC1
1. Un avion A320 Dublin-Rome dérouté à Évreux après une alerte à la bombe - ICINov 5 UTC
RTE.ierte.ie · Nov 5, 9:03 AM UTC1
1. Aer Lingus flight to Rome diverted after security alertNov 5 UTC
Ouest-France.frouest-france.fr · Nov 5, 9:05 AM UTC1
1. DIRECT. Alerte à la bombe : un avion A320 reliant Dublin à Rome dérouté vers la base d’Évreux, annonce MatignonNov 5 UTC
Deutsche Welledw.com · Nov 5, 9:10 AM UTC2
1. Dublin-Rome flight lands in France amid bomb threatNov 5 UTC
2. Bomb threat forced Dublin-Rome flight to land in FranceNov 5 UTC
France 24france24.com · Nov 5, 9:10 AM UTC1
1. Un A320 Dublin-Rome dérouté vers Évreux en raison d'une alerte à la bombeNov 5 UTC
NBC Newsnbcnews.com · Nov 5, 9:26 AM UTC1
1. ‘Bomb alert’ diverts Rome-bound passenger planeNov 5 UTC
ABC News (Australia)abc.net.au · Nov 5, 9:41 AM UTC1
1. Bomb threat diverts Aer Lingus plane flying from Dublin to RomeNov 5 UTC

Who's involved

People

Sébastien LecornuPrime Minister of France since 2025

Organizations

Aer Lingusflag-carrier airline of Ireland
French Air and Space Forceair and space warfare branch of France's armed forces
Prime Minister of Francehead of government and of the Council of Ministers of France

Places

Dublin
Rome–Fiumicino Airport

Who reported what

Points more than one outlet reported

Points only one outlet reported8

Only reported by Deutsche Welle

Only reported by ABC News (Australia)

Each line is the claim as we recorded it from that outlet's report. Compared as of November 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM UTC.