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European airline bomb threats November 2026

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FIRST ENTRY NOV 03
NOV 05 · Day 3

Bomb threats disrupt and divert multiple flights across Europe

A third Sofia-bound Ryanair flight from London's Stansted Airport was diverted and landed safely at Plovdiv Airport.

Finnair said Flight 1761 from Helsinki to Rome was targeted by a bomb threat, but nothing was found after it landed in Rome.

The bomb threats on Thursday turned out to be unfounded.

NOV 04 · Day 2

Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe, no explosive devices found

A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia received a bomb threat on Monday and was diverted to Budapest.

A Ryanair flight from Manchester landed in Murcia, Spain, at 10:30am after a bomb alert.

Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK751 from Copenhagen landed normally at Warsaw Chopin Airport.

NOV 03 · Day 1

Seven flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats

Bulgarian Transport Minister Georgi Peev said there were bomb threats against two planes travelling to Sofia.

The UK government described the incidents as malicious hoax threats.

Initial checks of the Crown Iris found no explosives.

“one of the most robust aviation security systems in the world, with well-tested processes for dealing with any potential threats, as well as malicious hoax threats, like those we've seen today”
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