The Italian Air Force released video of two Eurofighter jets escorting a Finnair flight to Rome’s airport Thursday morning. According to Associated Press the Finnair flight that was traveling from Helsinki to Rome landed safely at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport at around 9:30 a.m, according to an airport official with knowledge of the situation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The official indicated that they had received an emailed bomb threat and that no explosives were found during security clearance procedures by police bomb disposal experts. An Italian Air Force statement said that the jets had taken off from a military base in Grosseto, Italy and escorted the Finnish flight as it approached Rome. Video released shows the Finnish plane landing safely at the Rome airport.
Source: Kanal13
