A flight from Prague to Bucharest operated by Romania\u2019s national carrier TAROM with 102 people on board was targeted by a bomb threat on Friday, November 6.<\/p>\n
The flight in question was TAROM RO226 Prague \u2013 Bucharest. Airport officials confirmed the incident, stating that the plane landed safely at 12:19 and that the threat proved to be false.<\/p>\n
“Regarding TAROM flight RO226 Prague \u2013 Bucharest, which is due to land at Henri Coand\u0103 Airport: 102 passengers on board. Procedural measures are being implemented at airport level, in cooperation with state institutions,” the Bucharest National Airports Company announced.<\/p>\n
The incident came after waves of bomb threats targeting commercial aircraft across Europe, including Romania<\/a>, earlier this week. So far, no threat has been confirmed.<\/p>\n Three planes that landed at Otopeni Airport on Thursday, November 5, were targeted by bomb threats: a Wizz Air plane arriving from Milan and an Air Serbia flight from Belgrade. A Dutch KLM plane on the ground, which had stopped in Bucharest on its way to Tel Aviv, was also targeted.<\/p>\n