Hoax bomb threats force diversions and emergency landings on passenger flights across Europe
Summary
On Thursday, November 5, 2026, a new wave of hoax bomb threats disrupted passenger flights across Europe, two days after an earlier round hit air travel. NBC News reported that no explosives have been found and that it is unclear who or what is behind the calls. Al Jazeera reported emergency landings in France, Italy and Bulgaria, and Channel NewsAsia said several planes received fighter jet escorts. Counts differ by outlet: Channel NewsAsia said at least 12 flights were targeted, Politico said at least 22 more were targeted, the BBC said at least 21 were affected, ABC said at least 27 were affected across France, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic, and The Guardian reported at least 34 flights disrupted this week, with at least 25 threats on Thursday. The BBC reported that the UK government calls the threats a malicious hoax, and The Guardian said the warnings renewed questions about an apparently coordinated effort to disrupt travel. The total is not settled by these reports.
Timeline
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports that no explosives have been found and that it is unclear who or what is behind bomb threats against European airliners, which triggered diversions and tarmac searches.
Channel NewsAsia
Source ↗Channel NewsAsia reports that at least 12 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, with several planes receiving fighter jet escorts.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that several flights across Europe received hoax bomb threats this week, including a Dublin-Rome flight diverted to a military air base in France.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that at least 27 passenger flights were affected by hoax bomb threats on Thursday, in France, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that flights made emergency landings in France, Italy and Bulgaria, days after bomb threats disrupted air traffic.
Politico
Source ↗Politico reports that at least 22 more European flights were targeted by bomb threats and that aircraft across Europe were diverted after a spate of security threats.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that several flights across Europe were diverted after bomb threats it describes as malicious hoaxes, with similar hoax threats having hit flights earlier in the week.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that at least 21 flights across Europe were affected by what the UK government calls a malicious hoax threat, the second time this week European airlines and airports have been targeted.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that hoax bomb threats have disrupted at least 34 flights across Europe this week, with some forced into emergency landings, as questions mount over an apparently coordinated effort.
Sydney Morning Herald
Source ↗The Sydney Morning Herald reports that multiple flights across Europe were hit by bomb threats for the second time this week, forcing planes to divert.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that hoax bomb threats forced emergency landings and evacuations across Europe, targeting at least 27 flights.
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