Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe, no explosive devices found

At least seven flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship receive threats, but officials say searches found no explosives.

A police officer and a sniffer dog inspect a Ryanair plane and its baggage in Murcia, Spain, on November 3, 2026 [Forta/Reuters TV via Reuters]

A series of bomb threats against passenger flights across Europe has prompted emergency searches, briefly shut down an airport outside the Polish capital, Warsaw, and led the Italian Air Force to escort a Ryanair plane into Rome.

All of the threats on Tuesday turned out to be false.

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At least seven flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship were targeted, according to officials. All of the planes landed safely, and searches found no explosives.

The airlines affected included Ryanair, Wizz Air, Scandinavian Airlines and the Polish carrier LOT. Ryanair, the Irish budget carrier, appeared to be the hardest hit, with four of its flights to different destinations being targeted.

No one claimed responsibility, and officials did not attribute blame.

The incidents came a day after a plane headed for Bulgaria was diverted to Hungary after receiving a similar bomb threat while in the air.

In Poland, two Warsaw-bound flights were targeted.

Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK751 from Copenhagen landed without incident at Warsaw Chopin Airport, which closed a runway while the plane was inspected.

“The passengers disembarked, the plane landed normally; it was not an emergency landing,” Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji, a spokesperson for the airline, told the Polish news agency PAP. She said the matter has been referred to the Polish police.

A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow, which was also due at Chopin, was diverted to the city’s second airport, Warsaw Modlin, which was closed after the alert.

The plane, a Boeing 737 Max, landed safely. “Nothing was found,” said Adam Szablowski, a spokesman for Modlin. Airport officials said normal operations later resumed.

In Italy, two Eurofighter jets escorted Ryanair Flight FR9611 from Dublin into Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, where it landed at 10:45am local time, the airport’s operator said.

The Italian Air Force said it had responded immediately to “a report of a suspected threat aboard a civilian aircraft”.

An earlier Ryanair flight from Lisbon that landed at Fiumicino at 9:40am was also subjected to anti-bomb procedures. Checks of passengers, luggage and the plane “were all negative and the alert was lifted,” the operator said.

In Spain, Aena, the national airport operator, said it had activated an emergency protocol “due to a bomb alert” on a Ryanair flight from Manchester.

The plane landed in Murcia at 10:30am without incident.

In Bulgaria, a Wizz Air flight from Bergamo, Italy, was inspected after landing in the country’s capital, Sofia, a spokesperson for the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said. A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia was also targeted, the country’s transport ministry said. No explosives were found on either plane.

The threats followed a similar episode on Monday, exwhen a Wizz Air flight from London’s Luton Airport to Sofia received a bomb threat in midair and was diverted to Budapest.

Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said on Facebook that NATO’s air-defence alert service had flagged the flight. He said Hungarian Gripen fighter jets “took to the air within minutes” and escorted it safely to the ground.

In the United Kingdom, London’s Metropolitan Police said it had been made “aware of threats against … four aircraft due to depart from or arrive at Heathrow Airport”, one of Europe’s busiest hubs, on Tuesday.

It also received a further warning involving a flight at Manchester Airport.

After checks, police said “no security issues were identified,” without giving further details.

Late on Tuesday, the Greek Coast Guard said a Panama-flagged cruise ship, the Crown Iris, had been evacuated while anchored off the island of Syros after a bomb threat.

The ship was carrying about 1,500 passengers and crew and was bound for Haifa, Israel. No device was found, and the ship was expected to resume its voyage.

While no country pointed fingers over the bomb threats, they came at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as “hybrid attacks” and acts of sabotage.

Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign.

This week, unidentified hackers shut down fridges in supermarkets in several European countries. Some experts said hoax bomb threats could be part of a similar pattern of low-cost, deniable disruption efforts.

Rhys Jones, analysis output manager at aviation risk advisory firm Osprey Flight Solutions, said that seven confirmed bomb threats in a single day affecting flights was exceptional.

“The lack of clear target state, airline or route indicates that general disruption to aviation operations is the aim,” Jones told Reuters.

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欧洲各地针对客运航班的一系列炸弹威胁引发了紧急搜查，导致波兰首都华沙郊外的一个机场短暂关闭，并促使意大利空军护送一架瑞安航空的飞机飞往罗马。

周二的所有威胁最终都被证实是虚假的。

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据官方消息，至少有七架航班和一艘驶往以色列的游轮成为袭击目标。所有飞机均安全着陆，搜查中未发现爆炸物。

受影响的航空公司包括瑞安航空、威兹航空、北欧航空和波兰航空。爱尔兰廉价航空公司瑞安航空受到的影响似乎最大，其飞往不同目的地的四个航班均成为攻击目标。

无人认领责任，官方也未追究责任。

就在一天前，一架飞往保加利亚的飞机在空中收到类似的炸弹威胁后，改道飞往匈牙利。

在波兰，两架飞往华沙的航班成为袭击目标。

北欧航空 SK751 航班从哥本哈根起飞，在华沙肖邦机场安全降落，飞机接受检查期间，机场关闭了一条跑道。

“乘客已安全下机，飞机正常着陆；并非紧急迫降，”该航空公司发言人亚历山德拉·林德格伦·卡乌克吉告诉波兰通讯社PAP。她表示，此事已移交波兰警方处理。

一架波兰航空从伦敦希思罗机场起飞的航班，原定飞往肖邦机场，但因警报响起而关闭，该航班改道飞往华沙第二机场——华沙莫德林机场。

这架波音737 Max飞机安全着陆。“没有发现任何异常，”莫德林机场发言人亚当·萨布洛夫斯基表示。机场官员称，随后运营恢复正常。

据机场运营商称，在意大利，两架欧洲战斗机护送瑞安航空 FR9611 航班从都柏林飞往罗马菲乌米奇诺机场，该航班于当地时间上午 10:45 降落。

意大利空军表示，他们已立即对“有关民用飞机上疑似存在威胁的报告”做出反应。

此前一架从里斯本飞往菲乌米奇诺机场的瑞安航空航班于上午9点40分降落，也接受了防爆检查。航空公司表示，对乘客、行李和飞机的检查“结果均为阴性，警报已解除”。

西班牙国家机场运营商Aena表示，由于瑞安航空一架从曼彻斯特起飞的航班上出现炸弹警报，他们已启动紧急预案。

飞机于上午10点30分顺利降落在穆尔西亚。

保加利亚内政部发言人表示，一架从意大利贝加莫起飞的威兹航空航班在抵达首都索非亚后接受了检查。该国交通部称，一架从都柏林飞往索非亚的瑞安航空航班也遭到了检查。两架飞机上均未发现爆炸物。

此前周一也发生过类似事件，当时一架从伦敦卢顿机场飞往索非亚的威兹航空航班在空中收到炸弹威胁，并改道飞往布达佩斯。

匈牙利国防部长罗穆卢什·鲁辛-森迪在脸书上表示，北约防空警报系统已对该航班发出警报。他说，匈牙利“鹰狮”战斗机“在几分钟内升空”，并将其安全护送至地面。

在英国，伦敦警察厅表示，他们“已获悉有四架飞机将于周二从希思罗机场（欧洲最繁忙的航空枢纽之一）起飞或抵达，并受到威胁”。

它还收到了与曼彻斯特机场一架航班有关的进一步警告。

警方在检查后表示“未发现安全问题”，但未提供更多细节。

周二晚些时候，希腊海岸警卫队表示，一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的游轮“皇冠鸢尾花号”在锡罗斯岛附近抛锚时，因接到炸弹威胁而被疏散。

这艘船载有约1500名乘客和船员，目的地是以色列海法。船上没有发现任何爆炸装置，预计该船将恢复航行。

虽然没有哪个国家对炸弹威胁提出指责，但此时欧洲官员却指责俄罗斯和伊朗发动了他们所谓的“混合袭击”和破坏行为。

莫斯科和德黑兰都否认存在任何此类行动。

本周，身份不明的黑客瘫痪了欧洲多个国家超市的冷藏系统。一些专家表示，虚假炸弹威胁可能是类似低成本、可否认的破坏行动模式的一部分。

航空风险咨询公司 Osprey Flight Solutions 的分析输出经理 Rhys Jones 表示，一天之内确认有七起炸弹威胁影响航班，这种情况实属罕见。

琼斯告诉路透社：“没有明确的目标国家、航空公司或航线，这表明其目的是全面扰乱航空运营。”