Passenger planes in Poland, Spain, Italy and Bulgaria were checked on November 3 after reports of bombs on board. Some flights had to be redirected, and Warsaw Modlin Airport was temporarily closed. No explosive devices were found during the inspections, Reuters reports. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
A LOT plane flying from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin Airport was redirected to Modlin after a bomb threat. The airport suspended operations during the check.
"Passengers were evacuated, the plane underwent a security check. Nothing was found," said Adam Szabłowski, a representative of Modlin Airport.
After the inspection, the airport reopened. Another bomb report was received regarding a SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw. The plane landed at Chopin Airport, and passengers disembarked. The check also found no explosives.
In Murcia, Spain, a Ryanair plane arriving from Manchester was inspected. All 114 passengers and seven crew members left the plane and underwent security checks. Spain's Civil Guard reported that there were no explosives on board.
In Sofia, threats were received for two flights — Wizz Air from Bergamo and Ryanair from Dublin. They carried 176 and 185 passengers, respectively. Both planes landed safely, and no dangerous devices were found during inspections.
At Rome's Fiumicino Airport, two more Ryanair planes were checked — from Lisbon and Dublin. One of them was escorted by Italian military before landing. The threats were not confirmed.
Earlier, Kursiv reported how a foreign passenger was removed from a flight at Astana airport after a joke about a bomb. A similar incident occurred on a FlyArystan flight from Almaty to Aktau. An elderly passenger was helping to put a heavy bag on the shelf and asked if there was a bomb in it. As a result, no explosive device was found, the man was removed from the plane, and the departure was delayed by about two hours.