Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control
Summary
More than 20 aircraft across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats, in what the UK has called a “malicious hoax.” BBC Verify analyzed messages sent by an aircraft to examine how a bomb threat is passed on by air traffic control and what happens after a flight receives one.Key Facts
- More than 20 aircraft across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats.
- The threats occurred for the second time this week, according to the report.
- The UK described the incident as a “malicious hoax.”
- BBC Verify analyzed messages sent by an aircraft about a threat.
- The report examines how air traffic control passed on the threat.
- Thomas Copeland explains the findings in the report.
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