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Two planes face threats en route to Warsaw, and one airport is briefly closed

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Moreau, E. (2026, November 3). Two planes face threats en route to Warsaw, and one airport is briefly closed. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2wd4v04eeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-03 · by Emer Moreau

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Two passenger planes faced bomb threats while en route to Warsaw on the same day, leading to the brief closure of Modlin airport. One plane from London Heathrow with 181 people landed at Modlin, while a second flight from Copenhagen proceeded normally but reported a threat upon arrival. The incidents follow another emergency landing in Hungary due to a bomb threat against a Wizz Air flight from Luton to Sofia the previous day. Both Warsaw airports experienced temporary disruptions, though operations quickly resumed after security checks were conducted.
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Story summary

On November 3, 2026, Warsaw-Modlin Airport in Poland was temporarily closed after a bomb threat forced an emergency landing by a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow. The plane, carrying 181 passengers, diverted to Modlin instead of its intended destination, Chopin Airport in central Warsaw, at 9:54 AM local time. Security services immediately began investigating the reported threat upon the aircraft's landing at 10:01 AM.

Additionally, a separate bomb threat was reported on an SAS flight from Copenhagen, which landed safely at Chopin Airport and is currently being inspected by authorities. This incident follows similar events in Budapest where a Wizz Air flight from London Luton was escorted to land by a Hungarian fighter jet due to a bomb alert the previous day.

Both airports have since reopened operations, with security measures continuing for both incidents.

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📰 Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights to Warsaw
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Topics

Chopin Luton Modlin Warsaw Wizz Air

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Chopin GPE · 3× Warsaw GPE · 3× Luton GPE · 2× Modlin GPE · 2× Wizz Air ORG · 2× Copenhagen GPE · 1× Danish NORP · 1× LOT ORG · 1× Polish NORP · 1× SAS ORG · 1×

Narrative

The airport said a flight from London Heathrow with 181 people on board had highlighted the alert en route to Warsaw's main Chopin airport and landed at Modlin, on the capital's northern outskirts shortly afterwards.
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2026-11-03 · BBC News
Two planes face threats en route to Warsaw, and one airport is briefly closed · assertive framing

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- Published Two passenger planes are being inspected after landing in Warsaw after separate bomb threats, one of which led to the brief closure of the city's Modlin airport. asserted
one → publish → airport
The airport said a flight from London Heathrow with 181 people on board had highlighted the alert en route to Warsaw's main Chopin airport and landed at Modlin, on the capital's northern outskirts shortly afterwards. asserted
flight → say → outskirts
The flight was operated by Polish flag carrier LOT. asserted
flight → operate → LOT
A second flight from Copenhagen, also bound for Chopin airport, reported a bomb threat, Danish media reported. asserted
media → bind → threat
The SAS plane landed as scheduled. asserted
plane → land → ?
The two incidents come the day after a Wizz Air flight from London Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet, after a bomb threat. asserted
flight → come → threat
Warsaw Modlin airport, which is used mainly by budget airlines, said a Boeing 737 Max aircraft had landed at 10:01 (09:01 GMT) and that passengers had later disembarked. asserted
passengers → use → 10:01
It said later that air operations had resumed and that the plane subjected to a "possible bomb threat is currently being checked by relevant authorities". asserted
plane → say → authorities
Meanwhile, a spokesman from Chopin airport said that one of the runways on the airport apron had been closed but operations were not significantly impacted. asserted
operations → say → apron
The threats to the Warsaw-bound planes came after a Wizz Air flight heading from Luton to Sofia in Bulgaria was forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary. asserted
flight → bind → Hungary
The airline said later that security checks had been made and nothing was found. asserted
nothing → say → ?
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