On 5 November 2026 across Europe, reports of bomb threats forced a number of commercial planes to make unplanned landings as airlines and authorities prioritised passenger safety.

An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome carrying 151 passengers and six crew was diverted to the Evreux military air base in Normandy, France, where it was escorted by military aircraft.

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s office confirmed the aircraft landed safely and that bomb disposal teams were examining the plane.

All those on board were accounted for. A Wizz Air flight from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna after receiving a threat mid-flight, while several Ryanair services bound for Sofia, including one from London Stansted, made emergency landings in Bulgaria, one of them at Plovdiv.

Finnair confirmed that two of its flights, from Helsinki to Rome and Helsinki to Vienna, faced what it described as unfounded or hoax bomb threats.

Four flights heading to Prague were also targeted via anonymous email, according to Czech police, who assessed the risk as low but activated security measures. Inspections carried out so far have found no explosive devices on any of the aircraft involved.

The incidents affected airlines including Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Wizz Air, Finnair and LOT Polish Airlines.

The alerts mark the latest in a series of similar threats this week.

On Tuesday, at least seven flights across the continent were targeted, with searches again yielding nothing.

No group has claimed responsibility, and authorities have not publicly attributed the warnings.

One aviation security expert noted that the lack of a clear target airline or route suggested the aim was general disruption to aviation operations.

Passengers on the diverted flights faced delays and, in some cases, onward travel by bus, while airports maintained largely normal operations once inspections were completed.