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Four planes flying across Europe targeted by bomb threats

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Grierson, J. (2026, November 3). Four planes flying across Europe targeted by bomb threats. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/03/four-planes-flying-across-europe-targeted-by-bomb-threats

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Bomb threats were made against four planes flying across Europe, leading to emergency landings or diversions. Two flights from the UK faced threats; one from London Heathrow operated by LOT Polish Airlines and another Ryanair flight from Manchester that landed in Murcia, Spain. A Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen was also targeted and landed safely at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport after a security inspection. Additionally, a plane from Israel made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria. No explosives were found on any of the planes following thorough inspections.

Written by AI on 2026-11-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On November 3, 2026, Warsaw-Modlin Airport closed temporarily after receiving an alleged bomb threat on a plane from London Heathrow, which had 181 passengers. The flight was diverted to Modlin due to the alert and remained there for several hours while security services verified the threat. Meanwhile, another SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen landed safely at Warsaw's main Chopin Airport, where it was being searched. Both airports resumed normal operations shortly after no explosives were found on either plane. The incident caused disruptions across Europe with bomb threats reported on multiple flights and diversions to alternative airports in several countries, including a Ryanair flight from Manchester landing safely at Murcia airport in southern Spain following an alert.

Written for “Europe Flight Bomb Threats” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 14 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

LOT Murcia Polish Scandinavian Airlines Warsaw

Subjects

Polish NORP · 3× Chopin GPE · 2× LOT ORG · 2× Luton GPE · 2× Murcia GPE · 2× Scandinavian Airlines ORG · 2× Sofia GPE · 2× Warsaw GPE · 2× Wizz Air ORG · 2× Copenhagen GPE · 1×

Narrative

Elsewhere, the BBC reported that a Ryanair plane from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia in southern Spain after another threat and a fourth flight from Israel was forced to land in Sofia, Bulgaria.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

2026-11-03 · The Guardian

Four planes flying across Europe targeted by bomb threats · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Four planes have landed safely after bomb threats were made across Europe, including for two flights that departed from the UK, according to reports. uncertain

that → land → reports

Polish officials said they had received bomb threats involving two Warsaw-bound flights, but the planes landed safely and no explosives were found. asserted

explosives → say → flights

The bomb warnings also targeted a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen and a plane from London Heathrow operated by the Polish airline LOT. asserted

warnings → target → airline

flight → report → Sofia

Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government’s delegate in the region, said on X that no explosives were found on the flight that landed in Murcia. asserted

that → say → Murcia

The separate incidents came the day after a Wizz Air service from London Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet. asserted

service → come → jet

The plane, which was due to depart from Luton at 8.15am on Monday for Sofia, was diverted after a bomb threat was received “during the flight”, Wizz Air said. asserted

Air → depart → flight

The Scandinavian Airlines plane landed at Warsaw’s Chopin airport, where it had a security inspection that did not turn up any explosive devices. asserted

that → land → devices

The airport closed a landing strip but was able to continue operating, a spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → close → strip

The LOT flight, which had also been scheduled to arrive at Chopin, was diverted to the Polish capital’s other airport, Modlin. asserted

which → schedule → airport

Authorities closed that airport after the alert and the Boeing 737 MAX landed without incident. asserted

MAX → close → incident

“The passengers were evacuated and the plane underwent security checks. asserted

plane → evacuate → checks

Nothing was found,” spokesperson Adam Szablowski told AFP. asserted

Szablowski → find → AFP

“The airport has been reopened and is operating normally.” asserted

airport → reopen → ?