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Four planes flying across Europe targeted by bomb threats

By · Via The Guardian · Published by Everything Blog

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Aviation security personnel inspected four commercial airliners across Poland, Spain, and Bulgaria following a series of security alerts, finding no explosives on board any of the aircraft. Disruptions affected multiple routes originating from the United Kingdom, Copenhagen, and Israel, with flights diverted to secondary regional hubs like Warsaw Modlin. The incidents follow a related scare where a Wizz Air flight was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet to Budapest. Airport operations have now returned to normal following the multi-nation safety checks.

Key points

  • All four commercial flights targeted by security threats landed safely with no hazardous…: All four commercial flights targeted by security threats landed safely with no hazardous devices discovered onboard.
  • Normal flight operations quickly resumed at every European airport affected by the emerge…: Normal flight operations quickly resumed at every European airport affected by the emergency landings and diversions.
  • The widespread false alarms occurred immediately after a Wizz Air plane required a fighte…: The widespread false alarms occurred immediately after a Wizz Air plane required a fighter jet escort into Budapest.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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”,…

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