- Heathrow and Birmingham airports received hoax bomb threats on Wednesday, which were resolved quickly with no disruption to flight schedules.
- The incidents formed part of a wider wave of alerts across Europe, forcing emergency landings and diversions in countries including France, Belgium and Bulgaria.
- Multiple international flights originating from major hubs such as London, Dublin, Madrid, Copenhagen, and Helsinki were targeted during the disruption.
- The UK government confirmed all threats made to UK flights had been resolved, with the Metropolitan Police Aviation Policing Command keeping the situation under review.
- The security alerts follow a series of recent cyber attacks on European infrastructure, prompting concerns over potential information warfare.
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