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'Chaos within aviation industry' as European air traffic hit by bomb threats

Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, November 6, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 6, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC
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  • FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi has more.

Two broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies.

No link has been established between the threats against the airlines and those against the media outlets.

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