Four European Flights Face Bomb Threats

Four aircraft across Europe faced bomb threats on November 3, including services bound for Poland and Spain and a plane checked after landing in Bulgaria. One aircraft diverted; the others reached their destinations before inspections or other security procedures took place.

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751, traveling from Copenhagen to Warsaw, landed as scheduled. The airline said someone had threatened the flight and that Warsaw police were handling the matter.

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 286, traveling from London Heathrow to Warsaw, was redirected to Modlin Airport, about 25 miles from Warsaw Chopin Airport. LOT said airport authorities had alerted it to a possible security risk. Inspectors found no suspicious items, and passengers were taken by coach to Chopin Airport. Modlin was shut for about two hours while the threat was addressed.

A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia, Spain, landed amid a bomb threat. Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government’s representative for the Murcia region, said security procedures were activated. The Civil Guard later found no explosives, and the airport returned to normal operations. The flight carried 114 passengers and seven crew members.

Bulgaria’s national broadcaster said a plane that had arrived at Sofia Airport was being searched for explosives, citing the Interior Ministry’s acting secretary-general. The events came after a separate threat on November 2, when a Wizz Air service traveling from London Luton to Sofia diverted to Budapest. The airline later said checks determined that threat was a false alarm.