Seven commercial flights in Europe received bomb threats at nearly the same time, causing diversions and prompting authorities to conduct thorough security inspections, but no explosives were found.
Foreign news agencies reported on 3 Nov 2026 that unknown perpetrators issued bomb threats against seven commercial flights across Europe, prompting strict security checks by officials in several countries, with no explosives ultimately discovered.
Reports stated that two Ryanair flights in Italy, arriving from Dublin and Lisbon, were searched after landing at Fiumicino Airport. The Dublin flight was escorted safely to landing by Italian Air Force fighter jets.
Meanwhile, a Ryanair flight from Manchester landing in Murcia, Spain, required passengers to evacuate immediately, leaving their belongings on board before officials conducted a search and found nothing suspicious.
In Poland, a flight arriving from London's Heathrow Airport was diverted to Modlin Airport instead of Chopin Airport, causing a temporary closure of Modlin. A Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen landed normally.
Later, Georgi Peyev, Bulgaria's Minister of Transport, revealed that two flights arriving in Sofia, the capital, were threatened with bombs. However, neither flight was diverted and searches found no explosives.
This occurred just one day after a Wizz Air flight from London Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, escorted by fighter jets.
Currently, authorities from multiple countries are collaborating to investigate whether these threats were coordinated attacks aimed at disrupting European airspace.
Paul Mason, an aviation security expert, pointed out that simultaneous bomb threats against multiple airlines are unusual and likely deliberate acts by coordinated groups rather than coincidences.
Marco Chan, a former pilot and aviation instructor, explained that bomb threats are treated as "real until proven otherwise," even though most turn out to be hoaxes.
He further described that crew quietly searches the aircraft and, upon landing, planes are parked separately to evacuate passengers safely and allow police to conduct thorough inspections.
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Source:bbc