A string of bomb threats has disrupted passenger flights across Europe in recent days, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosive devices have been found.
A Wizz Air flight from Milan/Bergamo to Sofia was the target of a bomb threat on November 3, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters.
Two Ryanair flights were searched at Rome’s Fiumicino airport following potential bomb threats on Tuesday, airport operator ADR said. A Hungarian Gripen fighter was scrambled to escort the aircraft. Air operations at the airport were suspended and resumed around midday. The aircraft was checked by the relevant services, while passengers and crew waited in the arrivals hall for further decisions.
A flight from Lisbon landed at 0940 CET and a flight from Dublin landed at 1030 CET, the latter escorted by the Italian Air Force until landing. Murcia’s international airport activated on November 3 a security protocol after a bomb alert was received on a Ryanair flight from Manchester that landed at the airport, Spain’s government delegate for the Murcia region, Francisco Lucas, said on social media. A bomb threat was made against a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia on November 3, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters. The plane landed safely with 185 passengers on board, and no explosive devices were found during an inspection. A Wizz Air flight from Milan/Bergamo to Sofia was the target of a bomb threat on November 3, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters. Another Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia diverted to Budapest on November 2 after a bomb threat, Hungary’s defence minister said. On November 3, a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport after a bomb threat alert, a LOT spokesperson confirmed.
