New bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe, with no explosives found so far

What happened on Friday

Bomb threats against commercial flights swept several European countries on Friday, 6 November 2026, prompting security services to activate their procedures and forcing some aircraft to be diverted. Europa Press named Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy and France as the countries affected. No explosives had been found so far, and every aircraft involved landed without incident. The premises of two Irish media outlets were also evacuated that day, according to Le Soir.

Among the cases described in the reports, a flight from Rome was inspected and secured in Lisbon after being threatened, according to La Repubblica as cited by Courrier international. A Prague-Rome flight was rerouted to Venice following an anonymous call. Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported a police operation at Salzburg airport. Air traffic in Paris, Prague, Copenhagen and Brussels, among other cities, was also disrupted.

How many flights were hit

The counts differ between sources and moments. Courrier international gave at least 17 disrupted flights on Friday. The Guardian, as cited by elDiario.es, put the figure at at least 18 flights affected during Friday morning, while Le Soir spoke of nearly twenty European flights touched that day. Over a broader span, elDiario.es said around fifty flights had received bomb threats in the past week, and LesEchos reported about thirty cases since Monday, 2 November. The same Guardian account put Thursday, 5 November, at 12 simultaneous alerts, whereas elDiario.es cited more than 25 threats on that day.

Czech, French and Romanian cases

Czech police reported threats affecting nine flights departing from or arriving at Prague airport, and one of the aircraft involved had taken off from Spain. In France, the prime minister's office said four new threats had been received against aircraft overflying French territory during the day. All crews landed without incident, and bomb disposal teams were carrying out inspections.

A Tarom flight from Prague to Bucharest transmitted squawk code 7700, the general emergency code, before landing safely in Bucharest. The threat was later found to be unverified. Romanian media, citing airport and intelligence officials, linked the incident to the recent wave. Separately, Portuguese media reported a threat against a Ryanair flight from Rome to Lisbon, and CNN Portugal said authorities were acting to assess and confirm the credibility of that threat.

No one has claimed responsibility

Reuters reported that no country had yet identified who was behind the false threats. LaSexta said bomb disposal units were inspecting aircraft and that authorities were investigating where the threats came from. The Guardian noted, as cited by elDiario.es, that airports and national authorities were providing less information about the alarms during the day, which made it harder to track every affected aircraft. The total number of affected flights therefore remains uncertain.