Four aircraft are rerouting to Prague in the Czech Republic after authorities were alerted to a threat over “improvised explosive devices,” national police reported on Thursday.
The Czech Police are liaising with colleagues at the capital’s Václav Havel Airport to “prepare for their landing,” according to a police statement. Officials assess the threat of the bomb being real as “low,” the police statement said, adding that “inspections will be conducted on all aircraft.”
“Nevertheless, we do not underestimate the threat, which is why all necessary security measures have been activated while minimising the possible impact on passengers and airport operations,” the police statement said.
The Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic said it is “handling the current situation based upon the requirements of the crews and in accordance with regulations.”
The Prague airport is the main airport in the Czech Republic and handled 17.8 million passengers last year.
Bomb threats forced the diversion of a series of flights across Europe on Thursday for a second time this week.
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