Bomb threats target European flights, including routes to and from Romania

Officials across Europe reported a new wave of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, 6 November 2026, following a string of hoaxes that forced diversions earlier in the week. Routes to and from Romania were among those affected, and three broadcasters also received security threats.

No suspicious items have been found and no one has been injured, but the incidents follow other European disruptions, including attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems and drone incursions.

Key facts

• Eurocontrol, the European air traffic authority, recorded threats against 14 flights on Thursday — 0.05% of nearly 26,300 flights in the European network that day — and seven on Tuesday.
• EU transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said there were 11 more threats on Friday.
• A Prague–Bucharest flight operated by Romanian carrier Tarom received a threat, as did routes to Cyprus and Romania.
• Nine of the affected flights used Václav Havel Airport in Prague.
• More than two dozen flights were affected by threats earlier in the week.

Which flights were affected?

In Hungary, the defence minister said fighter jets escorted three passenger planes through the country's airspace on Friday within an hour. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said the escorts covered flights from Brussels to Sofia, and from Prague to Cyprus and Romania.

Threats were also made against a Prague–Bucharest flight operated by Tarom and a Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Rome. A Wizz Air flight from Prague to Rome was diverted to Venice after a bomb alert, and passengers were evacuated after landing.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's office said four threats were made against aircraft flying over France. Those planes landed safely at Paris' Orly Airport, where bomb disposal experts carried out inspections; the office did not specify which flights were affected.

At Prague's Václav Havel Airport, spokesperson Denisa Hejtmánková said nine affected flights included arrivals from Denmark, Spain and Britain and departures to the Netherlands and Britain, as well as services to Cyprus, Italy and Romania. Czech police said security measures had a minimal impact on normal airport operations. In Denmark, police deployed at Copenhagen airport for a second consecutive day over threats directed at air traffic and found no danger to passengers.

How much disruption is there?

Eurocontrol said the overall disruption to aviation has been minimal and that it was working with airlines, airports and navigation service providers to limit any impact on air traffic flows. Robert Jordan of Britain's Royal United Services Institute said airlines must treat every threat seriously because they are responsible for passengers' lives, and that secure messaging apps now allow greater anonymity for those making threats.

Tzitzikostas said after a meeting with Eurocontrol and the EU's Aviation Safety Agency in Brussels that security experts will meet in the Belgian capital next week to discuss measures to deal with the threats. "The safety of passengers and the smooth functioning of European aviation," he said, is the priority.

Who is behind the threats?

It remains unclear. No group or state actor has been identified, and no evidence has emerged linking the hoaxes to a government. An email sent to airport authorities in Rome on Thursday purported to come from a group describing itself as anti-feminist and claiming it was targeting a "feminist regime"; another European airport received a threat with similar wording.

Paul Reuter of the European Cockpit Association said pilots review procedures with cabin crews, identify diversion airports and may carry extra fuel.

What this means for travellers

Passengers on European routes, including services to and from Romania, should expect possible security checks, diversions or short delays if further threats are received. Travellers flying through Prague, Paris Orly or Copenhagen in particular may notice increased security presence.

Separately, threats were also received by broadcasters: RTE in Dublin was evacuated before staff returned after police searches, Sky in the United Kingdom reported a security threat but stayed on air, and Bulgaria's NOVA TV said it received a threatening email. Ireland's prime minister said a very significant security operation will be in place next week when Dublin hosts meetings of the European Political Community and EU leaders.