The wave of bomb threats across Europe in the fall of 2026

In early November, bomb threats prompted emergency landings or inspections of passenger flights in Poland and Spain, including planes arriving from London, Copenhagen and Manchester, a day after a Wizz Air flight was diverted to Budapest; checks found no explosives.^[1] Broadcasters were also targeted.^[1] On November 5, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was rerouted and escorted by military aircraft to the Evreux-Fauville air base in France after a suspected bomb threat.^[3] On November 11, Italian schools were evacuated after identical threat emails reached institutions across the country, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said, and schools in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland also received threats.^[2] Reuters described the warnings as part of a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.^[2] The cyberattacks on refrigeration are followed in their own Story.