A flight from the UK has reportedly been diverted after a bomb threat.
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT reported that a Ryanair service from London Stansted to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv on Thursday, November 5, according to The Guardian.
It comes as other flights across Europe were affected by bomb threats, including an Aer Lingus service from Dublin to Rome.
The Airbus A320 issued an emergency alert before diverting to Évreux air base in northern France.
France's prime minister's office told The Guardian that the plane landed safely and a bomb squad was in place to inspect it.
The office said 151 passengers and six crew members were moved to a safe place.
A Finnair plane travelling from Helsinki to Rome was also subject to a bomb threat on Thursday, according to the airline.
The aircraft was escorted by air force jets and landed as scheduled.
The latest incidents come two days after seven flights across Europe were searched or diverted following suspected bomb threats.
Those included a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia in Spain and a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw.
The Warsaw-bound plane was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport, briefly forcing its closure, while the Manchester flight landed in Murcia.
Spanish authorities said no explosives were found on the Manchester flight, the BBC reported.
Two Ryanair flights from Dublin and Lisbon were also searched after landing in Rome, with no explosives found, airport sources told the BBC.
The UK government described Tuesday's incidents as malicious hoax threats, according to the BBC.
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