Bomb alerts reported on 12 European flights: officials, airlines

At least 12 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Thurday, with several planes receiving fighter jet escort and at least two flights diverted, authorities and airlines said.

It was the third day of mass bomb alerts this week and particularly targeted low-cost carriers on European flights.

European Union’s transport chief, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, said it is too early to determine whether a series of bomb threats targeting flights across Europe are connected, as authorities continue to investigate the incidents.