Bomb threats hit multiple European flights, three Ryanair landings

Three Ryanair flights made emergency landings in Bulgaria after bomb threats, while a Wizz Air and a Finnair flight were also affected across Europe.

Brit Brief 05/11/2026 09:24

Bomb threats hit multiple European flights, three Ryanair landings — Bomb threats hit European flights, Ryanair landings

Three Ryanair flights made emergency landings in Bulgaria on Thursday morning following bomb threats, as a wave of similar alerts continues to disrupt air travel across Europe.

According to Bulgarian public broadcaster BNT, two Ryanair planes landed at Vasil Levski Airport in Sofia and one at the airport in Plovdiv. The flight that landed in Plovdiv had departed from London Stansted.

Further diversions across Europe

A Wizz Air flight travelling from Milan to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna, while a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino was also subjected to a bomb threat, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

The incidents follow bomb threats against seven flights across Europe on Tuesday, two of which departed from the UK.

Emergency landings in Bulgaria

BNT reported that two of the Ryanair planes, arriving from Copenhagen and Madrid, made emergency landings in Sofia, while the third, from London Stansted, was diverted to Plovdiv airport.