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Multiple planes diverted as bomb threats to commercial flights reported across Europe – as it happened

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Multiple planes diverted as bomb threats to commercial flights reported across Europe – as it happened

France confirms Dublin-Rome flight has landed in military base, while media in Italy, Bulgaria and Belgium also report threats

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 “military” (defense) in this story.

  • EWI iShares MSCI Italy ETF-7.4% 8d

    iShares MSCI Italy ETF holds stocks listed in Italy, which this story is about (“italy”).

  • 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
EWI-3.94%-3.95%base-1.82%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
LUV-5.86%-5.23%base-5.21%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.

EU transport commissioner says ‘too early’ to say if bomb threats to 20 flights are linked Tell us: have you been affected by the bomb threats? And the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two more planes with links to Italy were affecte…

Source: The Guardian

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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
EWIthat day-1.82%still updating
EWIthree days earlier-3.95%final price
EWIfive days earlier-3.94%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
LUVthat day-5.21%still updating
LUVthree days earlier-5.23%final price
LUVfive days earlier-5.86%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

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