Bomb threats hit flights across Europe as armed police meet a Sydney flight after an airport threat

Summary

Armed Australian Federal Police officers met a flight at Sydney airport overnight after a threat was sent to the airport, ABC reports, as a wave of bomb threats has affected nearly 30 flights across Europe. Euronews reports that a Ryanair flight to Lisbon was the target of a bomb threat, as scares continued after a wave that affected at least 25 flights on Thursday. The New York Times reports that Ireland says the threats are probably a coordinated campaign, that multiple flights in Europe were disrupted, and that several newsrooms in Ireland were evacuated after false bomb threats, the latest in a series of security incidents.

Timeline

1. ABC

   6 Nov 2026, 02:55 UTCSource ↗

   ABC reports that armed Australian Federal Police officers met a flight at Sydney airport overnight after a threat was sent to the airport, as a wave of bomb threats has affected nearly 30 flights across Europe.

2. Euronews

   6 Nov 2026, 10:36 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that a Ryanair flight to Lisbon was the target of a bomb threat, as scares continued after a wave that affected at least 25 flights on Thursday.

3. New York Times

   6 Nov 2026, 17:16 UTCSource ↗

   The New York Times reports that Ireland says the European bomb threats are probably a coordinated campaign, and that multiple flights were disrupted and several newsrooms in Ireland were evacuated after false bomb threats.