Bomb threats disrupted passenger flights in several European countries on 3 November, prompting aircraft searches, diversions and a fighter escort. Ryanair services were checked at Rome Fiumicino and Sofia, while another Ryanair flight triggered a security response in Murcia. In Poland, a LOT flight diverted to Warsaw-Modlin and an SAS aircraft was checked at Warsaw-Chopin. No explosives were found in the incidents reported, and authorities had not established whether the threats were connected.
At Rome, security teams searched Ryanair flights arriving from Lisbon and Dublin; the Italian Air Force escorted the Dublin aircraft to landing. Airport operator ADR reported that the alerts were cleared without affecting other flights. In Murcia, all 121 people aboard the Ryanair flight from Manchester disembarked for checks as security forces inspected the aircraft.
Bulgaria’s transport ministry reported threats against a Ryanair flight from Dublin and a Wizz Air flight from Milan/Bergamo, both bound for Sofia. Both landed safely and searches found no explosive devices. In Poland, the LOT flight from London made an unscheduled landing at Modlin, temporarily suspending airport operations until they resumed around midday. The SAS flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw-Chopin and was inspected; the airport continued operating.
The previous day, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia diverted to Budapest after a threat, with a Hungarian Gripen fighter escorting it. No explosives were found in the incidents described.