:COUNTER [links:https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1103/1597826-bomb-threats-flights/]
8 Flights targeted by bomb threats in Europe in 3 days

:TABLE [title:Every flight affected, links:https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1103/1597826-bomb-threats-flights/]
Date | Airline | Route | Diverted to | Outcome
1 Nov | Austrian Airlines | Tel Aviv to Vienna | Sofia, Bulgaria | No device found
2 Nov | Wizz Air | London Luton to Sofia | Budapest, Hungary | No device found
3 Nov | LOT Polish Airlines | London Heathrow to Warsaw | Warsaw Modlin | No device found
3 Nov | SAS | Copenhagen to Warsaw | Warsaw Chopin | No device found
3 Nov | Ryanair | Manchester to Murcia | Murcia (searched) | No device found
3 Nov | Ryanair | Dublin to Rome | Rome Fiumicino | No device found
3 Nov | Ryanair | Lisbon to Rome | Rome Fiumicino | No device found
3 Nov | Wizz Air | Bergamo to Sofia | Sofia (inspected) | No device found

:MAP
52.2297,21.0122,Warsaw
41.7972,12.2462,Rome Fiumicino
47.4979,19.0402,Budapest
37.7893,-0.8127,Murcia
42.6977,23.3219,Sofia

:INFO
What is known
• All eight threats arrived by email; no caller was identified in any country.
• No explosive device was found on any aircraft.
• The LOT flight from London carried 181 passengers; Warsaw Modlin airport closed briefly while the aircraft was searched.
• Spanish Civil Guard found nothing on the Ryanair Manchester to Murcia flight (114 passengers, 7 crew).
• Italian Air Force jets escorted the Dublin to Rome Ryanair flight to Fiumicino.
• Hungarian defence jets were scrambled and escorted the Luton to Sofia Wizz Air flight to Budapest on 2 November.
• Bulgarian counter-terrorism units searched both Wizz Air and Israel-origin flights at Sofia.
• It is not confirmed whether the eight incidents are linked or whether a single source is responsible.

:QUOTE [links:https://londonlovesbusiness.com/europes-skies-gripped-by-bomb-scares-as-six-flights-make-emergency-landings/, quotetype:plain, subtitle:Wizz Air statement 3 November 2026]
Authorities carried out the necessary security checks on the aircraft and passengers. Inspections were completed and nothing was found.

:CHECKLIST [links:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/series-of-bomb-threats-force-flight-diversions-across-europe]
What investigators are doing next
[ ] Authorities in Poland, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary share email metadata -- no joint investigation announced yet
[ ] Europol asked to coordinate cross-border analysis -- not yet confirmed
[ ] UK Civil Aviation Authority monitoring the pattern -- no formal inquiry opened
[ ] Criminal charges for making false bomb threats carry up to several years in prison in each country
[ ] Airlines submit incident reports to national aviation authorities -- standard procedure, timelines vary

:NOTE
Not yet confirmed: whether the threats share a common sender, any suspect or motive, whether the Israel-origin Sofia flight on 1 November is part of the same series.

:NOTE
Sources: RTÉ (AFP wire), Bloomberg, Irish Times, Daily Sabah, London Loves Business -- all citing national authorities in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria, Italy and Hungary.