New bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe in a continuing string of hoaxes

Summary

A new wave of hoax bomb threats disrupted air travel across Europe this week, forcing diversions and emergency landings and leaving many travelers more frustrated than fearful. ABC News reports officials across Europe are reporting more bomb threats against flights, with new threats in at least three incidents. RTÉ reports that police in Denmark and the Czech Republic are investigating threats to air traffic, and that a Romanian plane received a bomb threat. The New York Times reports that bomb threats have disrupted dozens of flights in Europe over the past week, and that at airports in Rome, Madrid and Warsaw travelers seemed more frustrated than fearful. France 24 reports that fighter planes escorted many civilian aircraft after threats were called in mid-flight. CBC reports that the threats have also thrown newsrooms into disarray, prompting broadcast suspensions and evacuations. The Guardian reports that at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the UK were affected on Friday, that the aircraft landed safely and that searches revealed no explosive devices. The reports do not identify who is behind the threats, though The Guardian describes the effort as apparently coordinated.

Timeline

1. ABC News

   6 Nov 2026, 12:31 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News reports that officials across Europe are reporting more bomb threats against flights, following a series of hoaxes that caused diversions this week, with new threats in at least three incidents.

2. RTÉ

   6 Nov 2026, 13:02 UTCSource ↗

   RTÉ reports that police in Denmark and the Czech Republic are investigating threats to air traffic, and that a Romanian plane received a bomb threat in a string of hoaxes that have disrupted travel across Europe this week.

3. The New York Times

   6 Nov 2026, 13:11 UTCSource ↗

   The New York Times reports that bomb threats have disrupted dozens of flights in Europe over the past week, and that at airports in Rome, Madrid and Warsaw travelers were more frustrated than fearful.

4. France 24

   6 Nov 2026, 16:59 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that dozens of European flights were disrupted this week after bomb threats were sent to various airports, with fighter planes escorting many civilian aircraft after threats were called in mid-flight.

5. CBC News

   6 Nov 2026, 17:11 UTCSource ↗

   CBC reports that a spate of bomb threats across Europe has disrupted airports and newsrooms over the past week, forcing flight diversions and emergency landings while prompting broadcast suspensions and evacuations.

6. The Guardian

   6 Nov 2026, 17:14 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that a fresh wave of bomb threats disrupted at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the UK on Friday, that the affected aircraft landed safely, and that searches revealed no explosive devices.