‘Turn the skies red’: Chilling ‘explosion’ message to airline revealed after bomb threats hit flights across Europe

A CHILLING explosion message threatening to “turn the skies red” was sent to airports as a spate of bomb threats sparked emergency landings across Europe, reports say.

At least 18 today – including four Ryanair planes and one which took off from London.

Fighter jets were scrambled after more than a dozen flights were rocked by mid-air scares this morning with three being forced to make emergency landings.

The latest chaos came just two days after , including two departing from the UK, were also targeted by bomb threats.

Today, Italian airports reportedly received a harrowing email, said to have been sent by a radical right-wing Russian hate group who have claimed responsibility for the threats.

The message reportedly said the group, called the Male State, claimed they would “turn the skies red”.

They allegedly blamed the “feminist state” for their actions.

The email was sent to at least three Italian airports, reports say.

It reads: “You are all complicit in a criminal conspiracy. We want to destroy you for this.

“Precisely for this reason, at this precise moment, the following flights have been placed with explosive devices:

“AY1761, Helsinki – Italy

“El402, Dublin – Italy

“They are headed to your airport.

“We, fighters of the Male State, with our actions today will leave a mark on history.

“Your feminist regime will remember this forever.”

Authorities are yet to find any explosives on board the planes in question following urgent searches.

It has not been established who was behind the threats, despite several experts warning there may be a Russian angle.

UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the flights have been impacted by “malicious hoax threats”.

Early this morning, an plane heading from to Rome declared a mid-air emergency and was forced to land in just 90 minutes into its journey.

general emergency on board, while cruising at 37,000ft over France.

Tracking data showed the aircraft quickly starting its descent as it appeared to be heading towards Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

The pilot circled in the air multiple times before rerouting across to Évreux airbase in Normandy where it landed safely.

It was escorted by the French Air Force who scrambled fighter jets to keep a close eye on the Air Lingus flight carrying 151 passengers and six crew.

The aircraft involved was an Aer Lingus-operated A320-200, registered as EI-DEH and had left Dublin Airport at 6.25am.

An Aer Lingus spokesperson told The Sun: “Flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome diverted to Normandy this morning as a security precaution.

“The flight landed safely and Aer Lingus will work to reaccommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible.”

A Airbus A321 also had to land at Vienna Airport after taking off at 7am from Malpensa Silvio Berlusconi Airport in Italy.

It was scheduled to land in Warsaw but had to be diverted “following a bomb threat received during the flight,” Wizz Air confirmed.

Romanian intelligence added a bomb threat was made on another Wizz Air flight from Milan to Bucharest.

Two additional flights coming into Milan Malpensa airport had threats reported – a Ryanair flight from Porto and an Aegean Airlines flight from Thessaloniki.

Another anonymous report of a suspected bomb aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki was flagged shortly after.

The plane safely landed at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, at around 9.30am after receiving an escort by Italian Air Force jets.

A separate Finnair plane from Helsinki was also alerted to a threat but landed as planned in Vienna.

Three further bomb scares were also reported on planes heading to Bulgaria – all of which were operated by .

Two of the planes, which took off from Copenhagen and Madrid, safely landed as planned in the capital of Sofia.

The third, coming from London Stansted, had to be diverted to Plovdiv, the Ministry of Transport confirmed.

All planes were searched after landing with no suspicious devices or explosives found on board.

An LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw landed safely at its scheduled destination in Brussels after a similar scare.

Four more planes heading to Prague faced bomb threats before landing in Prague with no explosives found.

Spain’s airport authority says it also received bomb threats affecting three flights at Madrid airport.

Threats were ruled out after inspections – it not yet clear if this includes the previously reported Ryanair Madrid to Sofia flight.