Multiple European flights receive bomb threats in coordinated hoax incident
Business · 5 November 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
At least seven flights across Europe received false bomb threats on November 4, 2026. Airlines affected included LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Scandinavian Airlines. One LOT flight from London to Warsaw was sent to a different airport, where searches found nothing. A Ryanair flight to Rome was escorted by Italian military jets after a threat was reported. Incidents took place in Poland, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, and the UK. No explosives were found, and nobody was hurt. On the same day, a cruise ship in Greece carrying around 1,500 people was also evacuated after a bomb warning. Supermarket freezer systems in several European countries were hacked at the same time. No group has said it was responsible.