At least seven flights, including two from the UK, have been affected by bomb threats, which caused unplanned landings and temporary airport closures.
Warsaw-Modlin Airport temporarily closed after a Tuesday morning flight from London Heathrow, operated by Polish airline LOT, was diverted there. It had been due to land at Warsaw-Chopin Airport.
At 9.54am, a bomb threat alert was raised on the Boeing 737 max aircraft, which was carrying 181 people.
The flight landed safely seven minutes later, Warsaw Modlin Airport, which has since reopened, said on its website, and the bomb threat was "cancelled" at 12.21pm.
No suspicious items was found following a security inspection, a spokesperson for LOT Polish Airlines said, adding that passengers were taken to Warsaw Chopin Airport by coach.
A bomb threat was also reported on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw, which landed at Warsaw-Chopin Airport, with the airport later confirming that no device was found.
In another incident, a Ryanair plane from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia Airport in southeastern Spain, due to a threat, with 114 passengers and seven crew members leaving the plane.
Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government's delegate in the region, said on X that the Civil Guard ruled out the presence of explosives on the plane after an inspection.
A UK government spokesperson said of the two planes that flew from Britain: "The UK has one of the most robust aviation security systems in the world, with well-tested processes for dealing with any potential threats, as well as malicious hoax threats, like those we've seen today.
"Our world-leading police and intelligence agencies work closely every day to keep us safe, using the tools they have to assess and respond to potential threats."
Bomb threats were also made against two planes traveling from Bergamo and Dublin to Bulgaria's capital Sofia, the country's transport ministry said in a statement to Reuters news agency.
Both landed safely and no explosive devices were found on inspection.
The Bergamo flight was operated by Wizz Air and was carrying 176 passengers, while the Dublin flight was operated
by Ryanair and had 185 passengers on board.
Local media in Bulgaria had earlier reported that a flight from Israel had been one of those affected.
A Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Sofia landed at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Tuesday morning after an emailed threat of a bomb on board was received, a Fiumicino official with knowledge of the events, said.
An inspection found no explosives on the plane.
The affected flights are:
- A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia
- A LOT flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw
- An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw
- A Wizz Air flight from Bergamo to Sofia
- A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia
- A Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Sofia
- A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia (Monday)
The threats come a day after a Wizz Air flight from London to the Bulgarian capital Sofia was diverted to Budapest airport after receiving a bomb threat.
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