Irish budget carrier Ryanair was the airline worst affected by the November 3, 2026 bomb scares across European flights, with four of its flights targeted

Overview Debates Related claims Topics Sources

An SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight SK751 from Copenhagen landed safely at Warsaw Chopin Airport on November 3, 2026, where a runway was briefly closed for security inspection

European officials and analysts pointed to potential Russian or Iranian hybrid warfare operations, though official sources made no formal attribution and both Moscow and Tehran deny conducting such hybrid warfare operations

Ryanair flights from Lisbon to Rome, Dublin to Rome, and Dublin to Sofia also received bomb threats on November 3, 2026

A Ryanair flight carrying 114 passengers from Manchester to Murcia, Spain activated emergency protocols and landed safely on November 3, 2026 before being declared a hoax

Warsaw Modlin Airport was briefly closed on November 3, 2026 while authorities searched the diverted LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, reopening after no explosives were found

Myanmar's government denied genocide allegations before the ICJ, claiming its 2017 military operations were legitimate counterterrorism responses to insurgent attacks that killed a dozen security personnel

No explosives were found on any aircraft targeted by bomb threats or at any airports affected by the threats following extensive ground searches by authorities on November 3, 2026

London's Metropolitan Police reported that no security issues were identified following checks conducted on the threatened aircraft on November 3, 2026 at Heathrow and Manchester airports

Osprey Flight Solutions co-founder Matthew Borie stated that the wave of bomb threats across Europe on November 3, 2026, could stem from copycat actors, a single coordinated group, or hybrid warfare operations by state actors

Aviation security experts noted the November 3, 2026 bomb threats coincided with other recent European disruptions, including cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems and unexplained drone incursions

London's Metropolitan Police confirmed threats were made on November 3, 2026 against four aircraft scheduled to depart from or arrive at London Heathrow Airport, as well as a warning regarding a flight at Manchester Airport

Initial inspections of the Crown Iris cruise ship found no explosive devices, with Greek coastguard specialists assigned to perform additional checks

Warsaw Chopin Airport confirmed that no explosive devices were found during the security inspection of the Scandinavian Airlines aircraft that flew as flight SK751 from Copenhagen and the airport remained operational

In October 2026, a strike on Riyadh's international airport killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300, with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement claiming responsibility

On October 23, 2026, two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others at a Hebron checkpoint before Israeli forces killed both attackers

Ugandan forces played a key role alongside the Somali National Army in driving al-Shabab militants out of public areas and major towns, including Mogadishu

President Donald Trump's administration initiated a lethal campaign in September 2025 targeting vessels in Latin America linked to suspected drug traffickers and narco-terrorists.

Iran-backed militia groups operating under the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have conducted regular drone and rocket strikes against the United States Embassy complex in Baghdad.

Pakistan accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering militant groups including Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Baloch Liberation Army to stage cross-border attacks inside Pakistan.

The Afghan Taliban government denied allegations of harboring cross-border militants, stating that ongoing militant violence within Pakistan is an internal Pakistani problem.