Bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe on Tuesday, sending a London-to-Warsaw flight to a different airport and prompting security checks in Italy, Bulgaria and Spain. Warsaw Modlin Airport resumed flights late Tuesday morning after a temporary closure. Reuters reported that searches found no explosives.
The London Heathrow flight was due at Warsaw Chopin Airport. It landed instead at Warsaw Modlin at 10:01 a.m. local time with 181 people aboard, according to the airport’s first statement. The airport said at 11:50 a.m. local time that flight operations had resumed while authorities continued to check the plane. Modlin and Chopin are separate airports. Passengers meeting a diverted flight or arranging a ride should check which airport the airline lists before setting out.
The Associated Press reported that two Ryanair flights arriving from Lisbon and Dublin were checked at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. Reuters reported that the checks did not stop other flights at Fiumicino. It also reported threats involving flights into Sofia and Murcia, and a separate Monday diversion to Budapest involving a flight from London to Sofia. The reports did not establish who sent the threats or whether the incidents were connected.
For travelers connecting through an affected airport, the operating airline’s flight status is the best starting point for finding a new arrival airport or a changed departure time. Modlin’s reopening notice confirmed that the airport could handle flights again. Individual passengers still needed to check with their airline for onward arrangements.
