05.11.2026 14:10
Bomb threats against passenger planes in Europe over the past three days have put airspace on alert. Threats were made against Wizz Air, LOT, and SAS flights; some aircraft were escorted by fighter jets and landed at other airports. Today, an Air Lingus plane flying the Dublin-Rome route was also diverted to Évreux-Fauville Air Base in France. The threats were found to be unfounded.
EUROPEAN airspace has been on alert for the past three days due to bomb threats made against aircraft. Planes carrying hundreds of passengers had to land at other airports under the supervision of fighter jets because of the threats. It was learned that the threats turned out to be unfounded.
EASTERN EUROPE FLIGHTS ARE TARGETED
Bomb threats against aircraft have increased in Europe over the past three days. Since the beginning of this week, bomb threats were made regarding two Wizz Air flights, one LOT Airlines flight, and one Scandinavian Airlines flight. While security measures were taken at the European airports where landings were made due to the threats, disruptions were also experienced on other flights.
While authorities did not make a statement about the source and reasons for the threats, it drew attention that the aircraft subjected to threats were flights heading to destinations in Eastern Europe.
FIGHTER JETS ESCORTED
An aircraft traveling from Bergamo, Italy, to Sofia, Bulgaria, was searched after landing on November 3 following a threat made to Bulgarian authorities. On Monday, an aircraft traveling from London Luton Airport to Sofia was redirected to Budapest for the same reason and was escorted by fighter jets.
Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport announced that a Ryanair aircraft carrying 185 passengers from Dublin was checked after landing in Sofia. An SAS flight operating between Copenhagen and Warsaw also received a bomb threat.
AN AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A MILITARY BASE
Today, an aircraft operating the Dublin-Rome route was redirected to Évreux-Fauville Air Base in the Normandy region of France. It was reported that the A320-type aircraft belonging to the Irish airline Air Lingus had 6 crew members and 151 passengers on board, that the aircraft landed safely at the base, and that the situation was under investigation.