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At least 22 flights affected by bomb threats across Europe in 4 days. Threats prompt emergency landings, diversions, fighter jet escorts and security inspections in several countries. The incidents, reported between Nov. 2 and Nov. 5, affected flights operated by Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, Finnair, Jettime, Aer Lingus and Aegean Airlines, among others.
On Monday, Nov. 2, a Wizz Air flight traveling from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest following a bomb threat. The aircraft was inspected, and no explosive device was found before it continued its journey to Bulgaria. A day later, bomb threats were reported at airports in Spain, Poland, Bulgaria and Italy, involving seven passenger flights.
In Spain, a Ryanair plane arriving from Manchester landed in Murcia, where 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked and underwent security checks as authorities inspected the aircraft. In Poland, two Warsaw-bound flights were targeted, including a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow that was redirected to Warsaw Modlin Airport and an SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw Chopin Airport.
In Bulgaria, a plane arriving from Israel made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport following an email threat. Italy also reported two separate bomb alerts involving Ryanair flights arriving from Dublin and Lisbon at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the aircraft arriving from Lisbon, while bomb disposal experts inspected the planes.
On Thursday, at least 15 flights across Europe received bomb threats, prompting further security alerts and flight disruptions. In France, an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 traveling from Dublin to Rome was diverted to an air base in Evreux, Normandy. The aircraft, carrying 151 passengers and six crew members, landed safely, and military bomb disposal teams were deployed to inspect it.
In Italy, a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome was escorted to Fiumicino Airport by Italian Air Force fighter jets. Two other flights bound for Milan Malpensa, operated by Aegean Airlines and Ryanair, also faced bomb scares but landed as scheduled.
Another Finnair flight from Helsinki to Vienna, operated by Jettime, received a bomb threat but landed as scheduled. Meanwhile, a Wizz Air flight traveling from Milan to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing in Vienna, where no suspicious objects were found.
In Bulgaria, three Ryanair flights bound for Sofia were targeted, prompting the Bulgarian Air Force to scramble MiG-29 fighter jets. In Romania, a Wizz Air flight from Milan to Bucharest landed following a bomb threat, with passengers evacuated and specialists deployed to inspect the aircraft.
Belgium and the Czech Republic also reported incidents involving passenger aircraft. A LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Brussels landed safely following a suspicious report, while Czech police reported threats involving four flights heading to Prague and activated security procedures. In Poland, a LOT flight from Warsaw to Paris was also subjected to security procedures at Chopin Airport following an onboard threat.
