Over the past few days, various European countries have received threats regarding potential explosives, leading to flight diversions, emergency landings, and security checks; however, no explosives have been found so far, reports Reuters.On the 3rd of November, at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, two Ryanair aircraft were searched following reports of potential explosives. The flight from Lisbon landed at 9:40 a.m. local time, while the flight from Dublin arrived at 10:30 a.m. local time. The flight from Dublin was escorted to the airport by the Italian Air Force.Both aircraft were searched in accordance with established security protocols, including the inspection of luggage. No explosives were discovered, and the airport operator, ADR, stated that the alert had been lifted, confirming there was no bomb threat and that other flights remained unaffected.On the 3rd of November, security protocols were also activated at Murcia Airport in Spain, following a report of an explosive device on a Ryanair flight arriving from Manchester. There were 121 people on board the aircraft (114 passengers and seven crew members), all of whom underwent security checks after disembarking.On the 3rd of Noveember, a bomb threat was also received regarding a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia. The aircraft, carrying 185 passengers, landed safely, and no explosives were found during the subsequent inspection.Wizz Air also received a threat; the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport reported that a bomb threat had been made against a flight from Bergamo (Milan) to Sofia. No explosives were discovered on this aircraft either. Additionally, on the 2nd of November, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest and escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.On the 3rd of November, an aircraft belonging to the Polish airline LOT Polish Airlines made an emergency landing at Warsaw Modlin Airport. Air traffic at the airport was suspended and did not resume until around midday. While the aircraft was being inspected by the relevant authorities, the passengers and crew waited in the arrival terminal for further instructions.The airline SAS also reported a bomb threat; one of its aircraft, en route from Copenhagen to Warsaw, landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport, where security checks were carried out. The threats were not confirmed, and the airport continued its normal operations.Earlier, on the 18th of October, an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was diverted to Sofia after a threat regarding an explosive device on board was received while the aircraft was over Romania. In that instance, too, no explosives were found on the plane.
Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe
