Bulgarian authorities have confirmed bomb threats targeting flights arriving from Bergamo and Dublin, bringing the total number of reported security scares across European airspace to seven. All incidents have subsequently been verified as false alarms.
Overview of Affected Flights
The series of security alerts impacted multiple commercial airlines operating across various European routes. The reported incidents involve the following flights:
- A LOT Polish Airlines flight traveling from London Heathrow, United Kingdom, to Warsaw Okęcie, Poland, which diverted to Warsaw Modlin, Poland.
- An SAS flight operating from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Warsaw Okęcie, Poland.
- A Ryanair service flying from Manchester, United Kingdom, to Murcia, Spain.
- A Ryanair flight traveling from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rome, Italy.
- A Ryanair route connecting Dublin, Ireland, to Rome, Italy.
- A WizzAir flight departing from Bergamo, Italy, and landing in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- A Ryanair service operating from Dublin, Ireland, to Sofia, Bulgaria.
Authorities have confirmed that every single one of the seven reported bomb threats was a false alarm.
