Copenhagen airport hit by fresh threat to air traffic

Copenhagen airport hit by fresh threat to air traffic It is the latest threat directed at passenger flights across Europe in recent days - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Fresh threats have been levelled at air traffic at Denmark’s Copenhagen airport. Danish police said on Friday morning that they are on the scene and investigating. A spate of bomb threats has caused disruption to passenger flights across Europe over recent days. The threats have forced diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, but no explosives have been found so far. "We are once again at Copenhagen Airport today in connection with threats directed at air traffic," police said in a statement on Friday. "We are now investigating the incident and have a visible presence at the airport." Two UK airports, Heathrow and Birmingham, received bomb threats earlier this week, while several flights out of the UK were also targeted, including flights from London Stansted, Newcastle and Glasgow. Two Ryanair flights from Dublin and Lisbon were also searched following anonymous tips regarding potential bomb threats, and an airport in Poland was closed while investigations were carried out. More than a dozen flights were targeted on Thursday, included those from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw. The government has said it believes threats made to UK airports and flights were “malicious hoaxes”. They have prompted serious concerns over the threat of information warfare, during a week that has also seen cyber attacks on supermarket fridges and blood banks in Europe. Subscribe here to get the latest updates from The Independent. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments