European skies on high alert as more airlines receive bomb threats – Europe live

The Guardian · Jakub Krupa, Rory Carroll, Jennifer Rankin · 2026-11-06 12:14 UTC

Hoax bomb threats targeted commercial flights this week leaving at least 35 planes searched or diverted before Friday

The Prague airport has confirmed to the Guardian that nine flights have been affected by bomb threats so far today, one up from the latest update (12:26).

“The Police have taken the necessary security measures in response. Operations at Prague Airport remain unaffected,” a spokesperson said.

At least 17 flights have been reportedly disrupted today, but we are getting less detail from airports and national authorities about false alerts today, making it more difficult to keep track of all planes affected.

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