Four Ryanair flights were searched on Tuesday, including two that departed from Dublin airport, following potential bomb threats.
Two Ryanair flights, one from Lisbon and one from Dublin, were searched in Rome’s Fiumicino airport after separate bomb alerts.
The airport confirmed that the flight travelling from Dublin was escorted by the Italian Air Force, after an anonymous tip off call on Tuesday morning warned of a potential bomb.
After exhaustive searches, the aircraft was deemed safe.
In a separate incident, a flight from Dublin to Sofia was also checked after bomb threats had been received regarding two planes travelling to the Bulgarian capital.
Bulgarian transport minister Georgi Peev told reporters that neither the Ryanair flight from Dublin, nor another aircraft travelling from Bergamo were diverted, according to the Bulgarian news agency BTA.
In another incident, Spanish officials confirmed a Ryanair passenger plane travelling from Manchester landed safely at Murcia Airport in south-east Spain after a bomb threat.
In a post on social media, government delegate for the Murcia region Francisco Lucas said 114 passengers and seven crew members had disembarked the aircraft while a security check took place.
He later said the Guardia Civil had ruled out the presence of explosives on the plane following the inspection and the airport had resumed normal operations.
Ryanair appears to be the worst-affected airline as at least 10 similar incidents were reported across Europe.
UK Counter-Terrorism Policing said it was aware of a number of incidents across Europe in relation to bomb threats, but said there is “no active investigation by CTP into any of these matters”.
“We remain in contact with relevant UK police forces as well as our international partners and stand ready to provide any further support and assistance if required,” a spokesperson added.
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