Flights from Manchester, Luton and Heathrow targeted by suspected bomb threats

Flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Luton airports are among a number of flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats. Four flights have landed at European airports following the suspected threats today. Two passenger planes landed in Poland, including one that had set off from London Heathrow. Another landed in Spain which had departed from Manchester Airport. Shorts A fourth plane landed in the Bulgarian capital Sofia earlier today. It comes a day after a flight from London Luton to Sofia made an emergency landing in Budapest, following a suspected threat. All the planes landed safely and are being inspected by security services. The Heathrow flight, which was en route to Chopin airport in Warsaw and operated by Polish airline LOT, made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw Modlin airport. The Ryanair plane from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia airport in southern Spain. No explosives were found on board the flight, Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government’s delegate in the region said. Lucas posted on X that the Civil Guard has “ruled out the presence of explosives on the place from Manchester following its inspection”. He added that the airport in Murcia has resumed normal activity. The Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia, was diverted to Budapest after the threat was received “during the flight”, the airline said. It confirmed nothing was found during a search of the aircraft. This is a breaking news story and it is being updated. EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY