Bomb alerts prompt checks on European flights
Crime · First reported 3 Nov, 14:00 · Updated 14:58
Authorities reported bomb threats affecting at least four flights on Tuesday; the planes landed safely, and checks found no explosives on the aircraft described in the report.
- Two flights bound for Warsaw were subject to alerts; one runway at Chopin airport closed temporarily, and Warsaw Modlin also closed before reopening.
- A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia and a Wizz Air flight from Bergamo to Sofia were checked after alerts; the report says the Ryanair flight landed safely and checks found no explosives on the flights described.
- The report also describes a Wizz Air flight diverted to Budapest the previous day and an Austrian Airlines flight rerouted to Bulgaria on Sunday after bomb threats.
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- Reported incidents
- At least four European flights faced bomb threats.
- Warsaw flights
- Alerts targeted SAS from Copenhagen and LOT from Heathrow; both aircraft landed safely.
- Spain flight
- A Ryanair flight from Manchester landed in Murcia; the emergency plan was deactivated after checks.
- Bulgaria flight
- A Wizz Air flight from Bergamo was inspected after landing in Sofia at 09:10.
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