Hoax bomb threats continue across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected and no explosives found

Summary

A wave of hoax bomb threats against European airlines, which began on Tuesday, has continued into Friday, with Irish media outlets also receiving threats. Euronews reported that multiple European airlines were affected by hoax threats on Tuesday, and Eoghan Corry, editor of Travel Extra, told Euronews the threats amounted to 'weaponising disruption'. He said nobody really has a chance of getting a bomb on board and that European airspace is very safe. France 24 reported that on Friday several Irish media outlets received bomb threats as the wave of hoax alerts, which had mainly targeted airlines, spread across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. No explosives have been found in any of the incidents so far, and European authorities are trying to identify the sources of the threats; France 24 described it as too early to draw conclusions. According to the Irish government, the hoaxes are likely part of a coordinated campaign of disruption. France 24 reported that dozens of commercial flights had been targeted by email with threats more specific than typical hoaxes, that Ireland's broadcaster RTÉ evacuated its premises, and that several Italian airlines received a message claiming to be from a Russian extremist group calling itself the Fighters of the Male State, which denied involvement.

Timeline

1. Euronews

   6 Nov 2026, 07:58 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reported that Eoghan Corry, editor of Travel Extra, said the hoax bomb threats against multiple European airlines on Tuesday amounted to 'weaponising disruption', that nobody really has a chance of getting a bomb on board, and that European airspace is very safe.

2. France 24

   6 Nov 2026, 13:48 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reported that several Irish media outlets received bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts, which had mainly targeted airlines, continued across Europe with more than a dozen new flights affected, and that no explosives had been found in any incident so far.

3. France 24

   6 Nov 2026, 21:22 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reported that the Irish government says the hoax threats are likely a coordinated campaign of disruption, that dozens of commercial flights were targeted by email, and that RTÉ evacuated its premises while several Italian airlines received a message claiming to be from a Russian extremist group, which denied involvement.