At Rome Fiumicino, bomb-disposal teams completed checks around midday after two Ryanair aircraft landed following bomb alerts. The flights had arrived from Dublin and Lisbon. No explosives were found, Corriere della Sera reported.
The alerts affected six flights on 3 November 2026. Two Warsaw-bound flights had come from London and Copenhagen. Another flew from Manchester to Murcia, while a service from Israel landed in Sofia; the two Rome-bound Ryanair flights had departed Dublin and Lisbon. The alerts prompted searches and diversions, disrupting airports in Spain and Poland, as well as Italy and Bulgaria.
In Murcia, the Manchester flight landed at 10.50. Emergency services and National Police officers carried out a security operation with TEDAX explosives specialists at the airport. All 121 people aboard, including 114 passengers and seven crew, disembarked for checks while security forces inspected the aircraft. Government Delegate Francisco Lucas said the airport had activated its security protocol. Police and explosives specialists ruled out a device, and airport operations later returned to normal.
The Warsaw-bound flight from London was diverted to Modlin. The Boeing 737 MAX operated by LOT landed there with 181 people on board and was moved to a designated area while the relevant services assessed the situation. Warsaw-Modlin airport temporarily suspended operations, then reopened around midday while the aircraft was still being inspected, Reuters reported. Authorities later cleared the aircraft after finding no explosive device.
A second Warsaw-bound aircraft, operated by SAS from Copenhagen, landed normally at Chopin airport. SAS spokeswoman Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukij confirmed to Danish news agency Ritzau that the airline had received a threat and passed information to police. Flightradar24 recorded the landing at 09.28 local time. Authorities checked the aircraft after it landed.
The aircraft from Israel made an emergency landing in Sofia after a bomb threat was sent by email, the Bulgarian government said. It was moved away from the terminal and other aircraft for inspection. Specialist teams searched the aircraft and passenger luggage. Interior Ministry chief secretary Lyubomir Nikolov told public broadcaster BNR that authorities had no information about specific terrorist intentions or actions and had strengthened airport security measures. No suspicious object was found, and security officials assessed the email as a hoax.
The alerts across the six flights led to aircraft inspections and operational disruption, but authorities reported no confirmed explosive devices. The Associated Press described the threats as hoaxes that nevertheless prompted searches and diversions.
