Bomb threats disrupt multiple flights in Europe, triggering unscheduled landings and temporary airport closures
Bomb threats have impacted at least four flights, including two from the UK, causing unplanned landings and temporary airport closures.
Warsaw-Modlin Airport closed temporarily after a Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow, originally bound for Warsaw-Chopin Airport, was diverted there.
No explosive device was discovered, and the airport has since reopened.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat, but no device was found upon its landing at Warsaw-Chopin Airport.
Multiple flights across Europe have been diverted and/or searched upon landing due to reported bomb threats today, including flights by LOT, SAS, and Ryanair. All flights thus far have been cleared. https://t.co/UnPkVy5AxN
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 3, 2026
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A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia in southern Spain made an emergency landing due to another threat, with 114 passengers and seven crew members evacuated.
Francisco Lucas from the Spanish government stated on X that the Civil Guard’s inspection found no explosives on the Manchester flight.
A plane from Israel was forced to land at Bulgaria’s Sofia airport following a bomb alert.
Lyubomir Nikolov from Bulgaria’s ministry of interior indicated the threat was made by email.
The incidents involve a Ryanair flight from Manchester, a LOT flight from London Heathrow, an SAS flight from Copenhagen, and a flight from Israel.
The threats followed a bomb scare involving a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia, diverted to Budapest.
