4 separate flights in Europe have been targeted by bomb threats in the past 24 hours

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4 separate flights in Europe have been targeted by bomb threats in the past 24 hours

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 A Ryanair rear fin frames a close-up viewpoint of an neighboring Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) airplane parked at an global terminal remain on September 15, 2026, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ryanair and Scandinavian Airlines flights were among those targeted. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Four flights in Europe were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday.

They included two flying to Poland, one landing in Spain, and another in Bulgaria. One of them was diverted, during the another airplanes reached their destinations before being checked for explosives.

Here's what we know:

Flight impacted: Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 out of Copenhagen

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 remaining Copenhagen about 8:30 a.m. for Warsaw on Tuesday. It landed as expected an hr afterward without diversion. An transporter spokesman confirmed that a danger had been made against the flight.

"The matter is now being handled by the constabulary in Warsaw," they stated in a statement.

Flight impacted: LOT Polish Airlines Flight 286 out of London Heathrow

Thirty minutes following that escape landed, a LOT Polish Airlines plane diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport — about 25 miles from its intended destination of Warsaw-Chopin Airport.

In a statement, the transporter stated it "was notified by airfield authorities of a possible safety threat" on commission Flight 286 from London Heathrow.

It added that the airplane taxied to a designated parking remain and no doubtful items were established in a safety inspection. Passengers were afterward taken to Chopin Airport by coach.

Modlin Airport was closed for about two hours before the danger was cleared.

Flight impacted: Ryanair Flight 4116 out of Manchester, England

A Ryanair flight from Manchester, England, to Murcia, Spain was additionally targeted on Tuesday.

The Spanish government's delegate for the region, Francisco Lucas, stated on X that safety protocols were activated because of a bomb danger on the flight.

An hr and a fractional later, Lucas stated the Civil Guard had ruled out the existence of explosives and the airfield resumed normal activity. Ryanair did not immediately react to a petition for comment from Business Insider.

Flight impacted: Flight at Sofia Airport

Bulgaria's national broadcaster, BNT, afterward reported that a aircraft that had landed at Sofia Airport was being checked for explosives, citing Lyubomir Nikolov, the acting secretary-general of the Interior Ministry.

The incidents followed a bomb danger on Monday. In that incident, a Wizz Air escape from London Luton to Sofia "was diverted to Budapest following a bomb danger received during the flight," an transporter spokesman said.

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Pete Syme is an aviation newsman for Business Insider, based in London.He writes concerning all things connected to the industry, from aviation safety and CEO interviews to route reveals and airplane tours. Pete additionally uses data for industry analyses and to visualize breaking news events.Before joining Business Insider in 2022, he graduated alongside an MA in Newspaper Journalism from City, University of London, and a BA in English from the University of Exeter.

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