Bomb Threats Reported on Seven Passenger Planes Flying Over Europe, Fighter Jets Scrambled

On the 3rd local time, bomb threats were successively reported on seven passenger planes flying over European airspace, prompting emergency landings and the scramble of fighter jets.

According to Reuters and the British daily The Guardian, a bomb threat alert was issued at 9:54 a.m. for a Boeing 737 MAX passenger plane operated by LOT Polish Airlines, which departed from London Heathrow Airport in the UK and was heading for Warsaw Chopin Airport. The aircraft made an initial landing seven minutes later at Modlin Airport on the outskirts of Warsaw.

Authorities closed Modlin Airport and inspected the interior of the cabin, but no explosives were found.

The 181 people on board the passenger plane were moved to Chopin Airport by bus after safety measures were completed.

Airport authorities stated that a bomb threat was also reported on a Scandinavian Airlines passenger plane operating from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Warsaw that morning, and the aircraft was searched after landing at Chopin Airport.

Bomb threats were also received via email and other channels for passenger planes operating on the routes between Manchester, UK, and Murcia, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal, and Rome, Italy; Dublin, Ireland, and Rome; Lisbon and Sofia, Bulgaria; and Dublin and Sofia.

The passenger plane heading to Rome landed under the escort of Italian Air Force fighter jets.

All five of these passenger planes belong to the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair.

As a result of the searches, no explosives were found, and no group has come forward to claim responsibility.

It has not been confirmed whether there is any connection among the seven bomb threats received on this day.

Following an attempted hijacking incident by a co-pilot on a flydubai passenger plane traveling from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 30, reports of bomb and skyjacking threats have continued aboard aircraft traveling to and from Europe.

The previous day, a Wizz Air passenger plane taking off from London Luton Airport and heading to Sofia, Bulgaria, changed its route due to a bomb threat and landed at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary.

Wizz Air confirmed that no explosives were found following a search and then resumed the flight to Sofia.

Last month, hijacking and bomb alerts were issued respectively for passenger planes belonging to Turkey's Corendon Airlines and Austrian Airlines, leading to emergency landings.

(Photo: Capture from the LOT Polish Airlines website)
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