Bomb threat alerts disrupt four European flights

On Tuesday, four European flights were targeted by bomb threats, leading to the temporary closure of Warsaw's Chopin airport. However, all planes landed safely, and no explosives were discovered, according to authorities. Two bomb warnings were directed at flights bound for Warsaw, one operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines from Copenhagen and another by Polish airline LOT from London's Heathrow airport.

A third incident involved a Ryanair flight from Manchester, UK to Murcia, Spain, where an emergency protocol was activated due to a bomb alert. A fourth flight, a Wizz Air journey from Bergamo, Italy to Sofia, Bulgaria, was also inspected post-landing in Bulgaria following a bomb threat. This followed a similar situation on Monday when fighter jets were deployed to escort a Wizz Air aircraft from London's Luton airport to Sofia after a bomb threat forced a diversion.

The Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia, Spain, landed without issue in the southeastern Spanish city, and the emergency plan was subsequently deactivated after Spain's Civil Guard conducted checks. Scandinavian Airlines confirmed a bomb threat against flight SK751 between Copenhagen and Warsaw, but the aircraft landed normally in Warsaw, and a security inspection found no explosives.

The Polish airline LOT's flight, which was also intended for Warsaw, was rerouted to Warsaw Modlin after the alert, where it too landed safely following security checks. Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi reported that NATO's air defence alert service had issued an alert for the Wizz Air flight from Luton, prompting Hungarian Gripen fighter jets to escort the aircraft safely to Budapest.

In a separate incident on Sunday, an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna rerouted to Bulgaria due to a bomb threat, with no explosives detected.