Bomb threats disrupt passenger flights across Europe, trigger emergency landings
Several passenger flights across Europe were disrupted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, following suspected bomb threats that prompted emergency landings, security inspections and temporary airport closures in Poland, Spain and Bulgaria.
In Poland, a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX flying from London Heathrow to Warsaw was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport after a bomb threat was reported. The aircraft, carrying 181 people, landed safely at 10:01 a.m. local time.
Airport authorities temporarily suspended operations while security personnel investigated the threat. Operations later resumed after no explosives were discovered, Reuters reported.
Another alert involved a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw. The aircraft landed safely at Warsaw Chopin Airport, where security checks were conducted without disrupting normal airport operations.
In Spain, a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia also triggered a security alert after receiving a bomb threat. Emergency services and security personnel inspected the aircraft, but authorities found no explosives and subsequently restored normal airport operations.
Meanwhile, Bulgarian authorities initiated security checks at Sofia Airport after an aircraft arriving from Israel was targeted by a bomb threat sent through email. Interior Ministry Secretary General, Lyubomir Nikolov, confirmed the incident, according to the Bulgarian news agency BTA.
The latest alerts came a day after a separate bomb scare involving a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia. The aircraft was diverted to Budapest, Hungary, where it was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.
Hungarian Defence Minister, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, disclosed the incident in a Facebook post.
No explosives have been confirmed in the incidents reported by Reuters, while authorities have yet to establish whether the separate threats were connected.
