Flight from Dublin to Rome diverts to French airbase following bomb threat, authorities say
"The situation is being monitored in real time," the French PM's office said.
LONDON -- A passenger flight traveling from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military base "following a bomb threat," the French Prime Minister's Office said Thursday.
The Airbus A320 was diverted to Évreux-Fauville Air Base in the Normandy region of northern France, according to the prime minister's office.
"The situation is being monitored in real time," the prime minister's office added.
Ireland's flag carrier, Aer Lingus, confirmed its flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted to Normandy on Thursday 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," the airline said.