Rome’s second-largest airport, Ciampino, briefly closed early on Tuesday following an anonymous telephone call claiming that a bomb was on board a cargo plane, airport officials said.
Inspections of aircraft found no evidence of a bomb and Ciampino was reopened about an hour later, officials said. Six flights had been rerouted east to the city of Pescara.
Ciampino airport is primarily used by low-cost airlines, charter flights and private aircraft. It is also the closest to Rome’s centre. — Reuters