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Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

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Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Planes forced into emergency landings or diversions two days after hoax alerts affected air travel

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-4.1% 30d

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

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

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

  • 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+2.2% 13d

    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-6.67%-4.67%base-4.48%after closeafter closeafter close
ITA+0.76%+0.87%base-3.86%after closeafter closeafter close
XLY-5.00%-3.39%base-4.23%after closeafter closeafter close
VGK-2.35%-2.42%base-1.40%after closeafter closeafter close
DAL-8.54%-6.51%base-5.47%after closeafter closeafter close
UAL-9.12%-5.66%base-6.13%after closeafter closeafter close
AAL-6.16%-4.11%base-6.64%after closeafter closeafter close
LUVNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

Planes forced into emergency landings or diversions two days after hoax alerts affected air travel Europe live – latest updates Hoax bomb threats have caused at least 25 flights across Europe to be disrupted, with some forced to make emerg…

Source: The Guardian

Defense

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AALthat day-6.64%still updating
AALthree days earlier-4.11%final price
AALfive days earlier-6.16%final price
DALthat day-5.47%still updating
DALthree days earlier-6.51%final price
DALfive days earlier-8.54%final price
ITAthat day-3.86%still updating
ITAthree days earlier+0.87%final price
ITAfive days earlier+0.76%final price
JETSthat day-4.48%still updating
JETSthree days earlier-4.67%final price
JETSfive days earlier-6.67%final price
UALthat day-6.13%still updating
UALthree days earlier-5.66%final price
UALfive days earlier-9.12%final price
VGKthat day-1.40%still updating
VGKthree days earlier-2.42%final price
VGKfive days earlier-2.35%final price
XLYthat day-4.23%still updating
XLYthree days earlier-3.39%final price
XLYfive days earlier-5.00%final price

Defense

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How solid the defense case looks

12 out of 100Price not final

“Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources. The price is not final yet.