More than a dozen passenger flights across Europe received bomb threats on Thursday, 5 November 2026, forcing several aircraft to divert to alternative airports and triggering security checks at multiple aerodromes across the continent, according to local media reports and airline statements. The coordinated wave of alerts — the second such cluster in a single week — has drawn responses from both the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Europol.

Key Incidents Across Europe

An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 operating the Dublin–Rome route was diverted to a military airbase in Evreux, France, after a bomb alert was received mid-flight. All 151 passengers and six crew members were safely evacuated while military bomb disposal teams inspected the aircraft, according to the office of French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

In Bulgaria, three Ryanair flights bound for the capital Sofia were targeted on Thursday morning, local broadcaster bTV reported. Flights from Copenhagen and Madrid landed at Sofia as scheduled, while a flight from London Stansted Airport was diverted to Plovdiv Airport. Security checks found no dangerous objects on any of the three aircraft.

In Poland, a LOT Polish Airlines flight LO331, bound for Paris, was halted while taxiing at Warsaw Chopin Airport after a report of a potentially dangerous object on board. The plane was moved to a designated parking stand, one runway was temporarily closed, and inspections returned a clean result. A second LOT service — the Warsaw–Brussels route — also received a security threat; it landed at Brussels Airport where additional checks found nothing suspicious, the airline confirmed.

A Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna. Two Finnair departures from Helsinki — one bound for Rome and another for Vienna — were also targeted; both landed safely, with the Rome-bound aircraft escorted by Italian military jets. Separately, a Wizz Air service from Milan landed safely at Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport following a bomb threat, with 182 passengers and seven crew members evacuated for inspection, Romanian public radio reported.

Czech police reported bomb threats against four aircraft heading to Prague. Authorities assessed those threats as having low credibility but activated security protocols and arranged inspections upon landing.

Regulators and Europol Respond

EASA said in a statement on Thursday that it would 'continue to monitor these developments to identify and assess any potential aviation safety implications arising from such security threats.' The agency stopped short of issuing a specific operational directive.

Europol Deputy Spokesperson Claire Georges said the agency 'stood ready to support national authorities, at their request, where threats were linked to serious organised crime or terrorism, including by facilitating information exchange and identifying possible links across countries.'

Pattern: Second Wave in One Week

Thursday's incidents follow a near-identical cluster on Tuesday, when at least seven passenger flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats across Europe. Those earlier alerts targeted two flights bound for Warsaw, two for Rome, two for Sofia, and one for Murcia, Spain; a cruise ship heading to Israel was also searched after a threat was received near the Greek island of Syros. The repetition within 48 hours has heightened concern among aviation security agencies about a potentially coordinated campaign of hoax or credible threats.

What Happens Next

No dangerous objects have been confirmed on any aircraft so far, and no arrests have been publicly announced. National authorities across France, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Finland, and Austria are conducting parallel investigations. EASA and Europol have indicated they are monitoring for cross-border links. With no group having claimed responsibility, the origin and motive of the threats remain under active investigation.