A plane flying from Israel landed at Sofia airport after a bomb threat was received by email, Reuters reported, citing local media. Counter-terrorism units were deployed to search for possible explosive devices.
A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia was also affected. Spain’s Guardia Civil issued an update on the aircraft after it landed.
Warsaw Modlin airport later resumed operations after the incident, according to updates on the situation. Local security forces were monitoring the aircraft.
Reuters reported a fourth aircraft affected by a bomb threat, also linked to Bulgaria. Security services were examining the planes for explosives.
Sofia airport’s website showed only one arrival from Israel that morning: an El Al service from Tel Aviv.
BNT reported that the Sofia alert formed part of a broader bomb-threat warning affecting various institutions.
“We can confirm that a threat has been made against flight SK751 between Copenhagen and Warsaw,” the airline said. It referred further questions to the authorities and police in Warsaw. SAS confirmed a threat against flight SK751 from Copenhagen to Warsaw. The carrier said the aircraft landed safely and that all passengers had disembarked.
Bulgarian public broadcaster BNT said 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked safely. The aircraft was being checked by security services. Four passenger aircraft across Europe were inspected on Wednesday after a series of suspected bomb threats, officials and airlines said. All four landed safely.