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Bomb threats against European flights ‘likely a coordinated campaign of disruption’, Ireland says – as it happened

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Bomb threats against European flights ‘likely a coordinated campaign of disruption’, Ireland says – as it happened

Hoax bomb threats targeted commercial flights this week leaving at least 35 planes searched or diverted

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-4.2% 30d

    U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

    Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“european”).

  • DAL Delta Air Lines+7.8% 30d

    Delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings+1.2% 12d

    United Airlines Holdings (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • AAL American Airlines Group+2.0% 30d

    American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • LUV Southwest Airlines+16.4% 11d

    Southwest Airlines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
JETS-5.08%-2.71%base+1.27%after closeafter closeafter close
VGK-0.95%-0.91%base-0.78%after closeafter closeafter close
DAL-6.10%-2.41%base+2.10%after closeafter closeafter close
UAL-5.66%-2.96%base+1.57%after closeafter closeafter close
AAL-2.55%-0.77%base+2.05%after closeafter closeafter close
LUV-4.42%-2.13%base+0.62%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here A Romanian airline Tarom flight from Prague to Bucharest is the latest believed to be affected by today’s bomb threats. The aircraft, operating flight number ROT226M, sent a squ…

Source: The Guardian

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AALthat day+2.05%still updating
AALthree days earlier-0.77%final price
AALfive days earlier-2.55%final price
DALthat day+2.10%still updating
DALthree days earlier-2.41%final price
DALfive days earlier-6.10%final price
JETSthat day+1.27%still updating
JETSthree days earlier-2.71%final price
JETSfive days earlier-5.08%final price
LUVthat day+0.62%still updating
LUVthree days earlier-2.13%final price
LUVfive days earlier-4.42%final price
UALthat day+1.57%still updating
UALthree days earlier-2.96%final price
UALfive days earlier-5.66%final price
VGKthat day-0.78%still updating
VGKthree days earlier-0.91%final price
VGKfive days earlier-0.95%final price

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