By Karim Hammam
Four commercial flights across Europe were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting emergency landings and security inspections, though no explosive devices were found on any of the aircraft.
Flights affected in Poland and Spain
A Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw's Chopin Airport after a bomb threat, where a security inspection revealed no explosives. A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow, also bound for Warsaw, was diverted to Modlin Airport; passengers were evacuated and the Boeing 737 MAX was searched with nothing found, according to spokesperson Adam Szablowski. Both airports resumed normal operations.
Emergency landings in Spain and Bulgaria
A Ryanair flight from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia in southern Spain following a threat. Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government's delegate in the region, confirmed no explosives were discovered. Separately, a flight originating from Israel was forced to land in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Previous day incident in Hungary
The alerts came a day after a Wizz Air service from London Luton to Sofia made an emergency landing in Budapest on Monday, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet, after a bomb threat was received during the flight.
