Threats Test Airlines

At least 32 hoax bomb threats affected a dozen airlines over four days, forcing flight diversions, inspections and emergency responses across Europe. Airlines must treat each threat seriously, while investigators have few leads on who is responsible; an aviation security expert said the incidents could reflect coordinated hybrid warfare but warned attribution may be difficult. Under the UK Aviation Security Act 1982, deliberately making a false threat that endangers an aircraft is a serious offence punishable by up to life imprisonment.

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