Multiple flights travelling to European destinations were diverted on Thursday morning following a further series of bomb threats.

The incidents come after several planes, including some departing from the UK and Ireland, were subject to hoax security alerts earlier this week.

At least 14 flights have reportedly been affected today, with fighter jets escorting aircrafts in some instances. Flights were diverted to both alternative airports and military bases.

Ryanair and Wizz Air flights are among those that have been impacted according to reports. An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to Normandy after a bomb alert, the French prime minister’s office said.

“The 151 passengers and six crew members were brought to safety and the bomb disposal teams intervened,” the statement from the office said.

Aer Lingus said: “Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome diverted to Normandy this morning as a security precaution.

“The flight landed safely and Aer Lingus will work to reaccommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible.”

Disruption across Europe

Shortly after, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Transport said three aircraft had to carry out emergency landings due to bomb threats, landing in Sofia.

A Ryanair aircraft from London landed in Plovdiv, while Italian airforce units were forced to escort a flight from Helsinki to Rome.

Wizzair also confirmed a flight to Warsaw from Milan was diverted to Vienna “in accordance with established safety protocols”, while a flight from Warsaw by Polish airline LOT landed safely at Brussels after a security warning.

Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, police said bomb threats were received on four flights to Prague, with explosive tests “yielding negative results”.

The force said it was working with colleagues at Prague Airport, adding it assessed the credibility of the threats as low.

“Nevertheless, we are not underestimating ‌the threat, which is why all necessary security measures ⁠have been ​activated with minimal ​impact on ​passengers and airport ⁠operations,” police said.

Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, told broadcasters she is aware “that a small number of flights across Europe have been disrupted” and that there are “established processes for dealing with hoax and malicious threats”.

She added the government takes “these threats very seriously” but understands that they “have been malicious hoax threats”.

Tuesday’s threats

The incidents come days after at least seven flights, including two from the UK, were affected by bomb threats which led to unplanned landings and airport closures.

Two flights were searched after landing in Rome, two in Warsaw, two in Sofia and one in Murcia. No explosives were found on any planes.

While no link has been confirmed between any of the threats, authorities from various countries have been cooperating to assess whether is it a coordinated attack.

On Tuesday, the UK government said the country was well prepared to deal with the threats.

This is a developing news story and will be updated.