At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome, while an Israel-bound cruise ship was searched for bombs in Greece. Authorities diverted a LOT flight from London that was meant to land at Warsaw’s Chopin airport to nearby Modlin airport, which was closed and then reopened after the plane was searched and no device was found. Another Warsaw-bound flight, an SAS flight from Copenhagen, landed at Chopin as scheduled. Chopin airport said no device was found and the airport remained operational. Bomb threats were made against planes traveling from Milan/Bergamo and Dublin to Sofia, Bulgaria’s tra
Seven reported bomb threats against European flights confirmed as false alarms – as it happened
Bomb threats were made on routes involving a number of airlines, including Ryanair and WizzAir




