Ryanair Dublin flight searched in Rome after bomb threat

A Ryanair flight that departed Dublin was searched after landing at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on Tuesday following a suspected bomb threat.

The incident was part of a wider series of threats that hit several passenger aircraft across Europe on the same day. Four planes were forced to make precautionary or emergency landings, but no explosives were found on any of the aircraft inspected in Poland and Spain.

In Poland, two Warsaw‑bound flights were targeted. A Scandinavian Airlines service from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport, while a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX from London Heathrow, carrying 181 people, was diverted to Warsaw Modlin Airport. Both aircraft underwent security inspections and were cleared of any devices; the bomb alert at Modlin was lifted at 12.21 pm and normal operations resumed.

In Spain, a Ryanair service from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia Airport after a threat was received. The 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked while the plane was searched, and the Guardia Civil later confirmed no explosives were present.

Other flights affected included a Bergamo‑to‑Sofia service forced to land in Sofia, and two Ryanair flights from Lisbon and Dublin that were searched in Rome. A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia was also diverted to Budapest after a threat, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Brian James / Pexels.