Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media as more flights hit by alerts

Arab News · AFP · 2026-11-06 11:27 UTC

A Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Rome was delayed due to a bomb threat later deemed a hoax. This incident follows a series of false alarms affecting European flights.

- Portuguese police confirmed the threat as a false alarm

- The incident is part of a string of recent bomb threat hoaxes in Europe

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected.

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