Multiple European flights face bomb threats
- Multiple European flights reported bomb threats on November 5.
- Security sweeps have found no evidence of explosives on the affected aircraft.
- Fighter jets were deployed to escort several flights as a precaution.
- Officials have not attributed blame or received claims of responsibility for the alerts.
Multiple European flights faced bomb threats on Thursday, November 5, 2026, triggering emergency diversions and security escorts for aircraft across the continent.
Italian air force jets escorted a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino Airport after the airline received a bomb threat.
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Security sweeps find no evidence of threats
Italian police are conducting security sweeps on a Finnair flight at Rome Fiumicino Airport. The airport continues to operate without any service interruptions.
Inspections of previous flights have confirmed no explosive devices on board. A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia landed safely on November 3 with 185 passengers, and the Bulgarian transport ministry confirmed no explosives were found. A Wizz Air flight from Milan to Sofia also landed safely on November 3 carrying 176 passengers, with the Bulgarian transport ministry reporting that no explosives were detected. Polish authorities cleared an SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw on November 3 after it landed safely following a bomb threat.
Officials have not attributed blame for these incidents. There has been no claim of responsibility for the alerts.
Fighter jets escort flights amid security alerts
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia on November 2. The flight diverted to Budapest following a bomb threat, the defence minister said.
Diversions reported across European airspace
Bulgarian media reported three emergency landings on November 5 following bomb threats. Two flights from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, while a flight from London landed in Plovdiv.
String of hoax threats disrupts travel since November 2
At least seven flights received similar threats that day.
Four Ryanair flights faced security searches in Italy, Spain, and Bulgaria on November 3. Airport operator ADR reported that two Ryanair flights from Lisbon and Dublin underwent searches at Rome's Fiumicino airport, though the alert was cleared.
A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia also triggered a security protocol on November 3, requiring passengers to disembark for inspections, according to government delegate Francisco Lucas. Separately, President Isaac Herzog must select a candidate to form a government by November 11 to resolve the current political deadlock.
October 18 Austrian Airlines incident
The flight carried 51 passengers and 6 crew members.
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