📰 2 sources 5 articles · 5 Nov 2026, 13:24 → 7 days ago

Wave of bomb threats targeting civilian planes in Europe

European airports witnessed a series of bomb threats aboard civilian planes, leading to flight reroutings, emergency landings and searches of aircraft without explosives being found. A second wave affected at least 27 flights in one day, while the French Prime Minister's office announced four new threats over French territory whose planes landed safely and are being inspected.

📍 Where things stand: Inspections continue after the affected planes landed safely, no explosives have been announced as found, and the available reports provide no details on the source of the threats.

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5 Nov 2026, 13:24 European airports witnessed a series of bomb warnings aboard civilian planes, leading to the rerouting of several flights and emergency landings; the planes were searched and no explosives were found on any of them.
5 Nov 2026, 20:11 Europe witnessed a new large wave of bomb threats aboard planes, affecting at least 27 flights in one day, in the second wave of its kind this week, leading to flight reroutings, emergency landings and the mobilization of bomb disposal teams and military fighter jets.
6 Nov 2026, 10:16 News posts reported that a threat message containing the phrase "your sky will be red" led to a security alert at European airports, without details on the source of the message, the party behind it, the airports concerned or the measures taken.
6 Nov 2026, 13:01 The French Prime Minister's office announced four new bomb threats targeting planes flying over French territory. It later confirmed that the four planes that received the threats landed safely and are being inspected.