Bomb threats target Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT and SAS flights within hours

Several European airlines including Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) were targeted by a series of bomb threats within hours of each other on November 3, 2026. LOT Polish Airlines confirmed that a Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed London-Heathrow at 06:43 for Warsaw Chopin but was forced to divert to Warsaw Modlin due to a threat. LOT told AeroTime it was notified by airport authorities of a potential security threat on board, and that once the aircraft landed it taxied to a designated parking stand and underwent a security inspection.

The LOT spokesperson said: “The aircraft security inspection has been completed, with no suspicious items found.” After border control checks, passengers were transferred to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) by coach. An SAS Airbus A320neo that departed Copenhagen just before 08:30 for Warsaw Chopin was also the subject of a threat; it landed normally in Warsaw and the passengers disembarked. SAS said it was following established security procedures, adding: “The matter is now being handled by the police in Warsaw, and we are following their instructions.”

Spanish authorities confirmed a bomb threat against a flight from Manchester to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU); 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked, and police later ruled out the presence of explosives on the plane. According to Flightradar24 data cited by AeroTime, the only airline to arrive at Murcia Corvera from Manchester that day was a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200. The BBC reported that sources at Rome Fiumicino (FCO) Airport said two Ryanair flights arriving from Lisbon and Dublin were checked over potential bomb threats. Wizz Air confirmed its Milan Bergamo–Sofia flight W6 4352 was subject to a bomb threat communicated by the Bulgarian authorities; as the aircraft was already approaching its destination, no diversion was necessary and it landed safely at Sofia, where checks cleared the aircraft. The Bulgarian News Agency said Transport Minister Peev told reporters that bomb threats were received for two aircraft headed for Sofia, including the Wizz Air flight and another from Dublin.