False bomb threats disrupt European flights, no injuries reported

Several European flights received alleged bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting searches, diversions and fighter-jet escorts before authorities determined the warnings were hoaxes. No one was injured in any of the incidents.

In Italy, a Ryanair flight from Lisbon landed at Rome's Fiumicino airport after an email reported a bomb on board. Police bomb-disposal experts checked passengers, crew and baggage and found no explosives. A second Ryanair flight, from Dublin to Rome, was escorted by the Italian Air Force to Fiumicino and underwent the same security procedures with no explosives discovered.

“Nothing was found on the aircraft.”

In Poland, a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin was diverted to Warsaw Modlin airport following a bomb threat. The airport was temporarily closed while emergency crews inspected the aircraft; no suspicious items were found. The flight carried 181 passengers, who completed border control and were transferred to Chopin Airport by coach.

Seven flights in total were affected by the security alert, including services from Copenhagen to Warsaw and Bergamo to Sofia. A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia was met by emergency services upon landing in Spain, and passengers and crew were evacuated while specialist teams searched the aircraft.

Warsaw Modlin Airport later confirmed there was no real threat and said normal operations had resumed. Authorities did not provide further details on the nature of the threats.