A flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted on Thursday morning, November 5, after a bomb alert.
An hour after takeoff, the Irish pilot was ordered to change course.
The alert was triggered after an email received by Rome airport.
It landed on the tarmac of the Évreux military base, in the Eure.
Through the windows, passengers realized they were being escorted by a military aircraft.
The aircraft was carrying 151 passengers and six crew members.
According to the prosecutor, he initially refused, preferring to land at a civilian airport.