MADRID: Several European countries reported bomb threats involving passenger aircraft on Tuesday, prompting security checks at airports in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria, and Italy.
In Spain, authorities began searching a Ryanair plane after a bomb threat involving a flight from Manchester that landed in the southeastern city of Murcia, the Spanish government said.
“The 114 passengers and seven crew members have disembarked and are undergoing security checks,” Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government’s representative in Murcia, said through US social media company X, adding that the aircraft was being inspected.
Activado protocolo de seguridad por un aviso de bomba en un avión procedente de Manchester que ha aterrizado en Murcia. Los 114 pasajeros y los 7 tripulantes han desembarcado y están siendo sometidos a un control de seguridad. En estos momentos, se está inspeccionando el avión.
— Francisco Lucas (@Lucassayala) November 3, 2026
The plane landed on schedule at Murcia’s international airport in Corvera, according to airport operator Aena.
Other flights continued to operate at the airport normally, Aena told regional newspaper La Opinion de Murcia.
✈️🇪🇺 Four passenger flights were diverted or searched across Europe after bomb threats on Tuesday, and no explosives have been found. Authorities in Poland said one threat was not confirmed.
El Al flight 551 from Israel landed in Sofia after a bomb threat received by email, and counter-terrorism units searched it, Bulgaria’s interior ministry told BTA. A LOT flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin airport, which briefly closed and has resumed normal service. An SAS flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw-Chopin, where Polish authorities said the threat was not confirmed. A Ryanair flight from Manchester landed at Murcia, Spain, at 9:50 a.m. UK time. On Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest after a bomb threat.
An Israeli outlet reported that authorities suspect a coordinated hoax and that the LOT flight carried Jewish students; I found no official confirmation of either. Separately, Lisbon airport’s Terminal 1 was not evacuated: operator ANA said a ground-handling error on a flight from Brazil forced extra security screening.
Sources: BTA, LBC, JFeed, ANA via DN
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) November 3, 2026
Poland and Bulgaria also reported bomb threats involving flights on Tuesday.
Warsaw Modlin Airport temporarily closed after a bomb threat involving a flight from London, according to the airport.
In the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, counterterrorism officers were deployed to inspect a plane arriving from Israel after authorities received a threat by email, according to local news agency BTA.
Polish airport closes after bomb threat involving flight from London
Warsaw-Modlin Airport in Poland was closed until further notice after a flight from London was diverted there following a reported bomb threat, the airport said in a statement.
The Boeing 737 MAX, originally bound for Warsaw Chopin Airport from London Heathrow, landed at Modlin at 10.01 am local time with 181 people on board.
The aircraft was directed to a designated area while authorities investigated the threat and carried out security checks.
Passengers began disembarking and were to wait in the arrivals hall, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, a plane arriving from Israel made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport following a threat received by email, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported, citing Interior Ministry Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov.
Authorities did not initially disclose the airline, flight details, number of passengers or the aircraft’s exact route.
The content of the email threat was also not made public. It was not immediately clear whether it referred to a possible explosive device.
Bulgarian authorities are expected to provide further details about the incident and the security measures taken.
On Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest following a bomb threat. No explosive device was found during checks, and the aircraft later continued to Bulgaria.
A Wizz Air flight from London to Bulgaria has made an emergency landing in Hungary after receiving a bomb threat.
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, the Hungarian defence minister, said the aircraft had to be diverted to Budapest international airport on Monday morning.
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 2, 2026
On October 18, an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was diverted to Sofia following a bomb threat. Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets escorted the aircraft, which continued to Vienna after security checks found no threat.
