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Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Hoax bomb threats have caused at least 34 flights across Europe to be disrupted, with some forced to make emergency landings, as questions mount over an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos for travellers.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC
Key points
  • More than a dozen flights from cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were confirmed to have been targeted with bomb threats.
  • At least a dozen flights were either diverted or landed with a military escort after bomb or security threats.
  • The first reported case involved a flight from Dublin to Rome landing outside Paris and more soon followed.

Planes forced into emergency landings or diversions two days after hoax alerts affected air travel Why have more than 30 European flights been hit by bomb threats this week?

Bomb threats are causing travel disruptions at airports across Europe, targeting at least 27 flights.

Additional details
  • And the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two more planes with links to Italy were affected by bomb threats this morning: that’s a WizzAir service from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw, which reportedly landed in Vienna, and a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino.
  • EU transport commissioner says ‘too early’ to say if bomb threats to 20 flights are linked Tell us: have you been affected by the bomb threats?
  • Belgian newspaper Le Soir also reported a bomb threat against a LOT Polish Airline flight from Warsaw, which now landed at Zaventem.
  • The series of warnings on Thursday affected flights between Italy, Ireland, the UK, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, France, Greece, Serbia and Czechia.

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