Two Warsaw-Bound Flights Face Bomb Threats; LOT LO286 Diverts to Modlin

Warsaw Modlin Airport said a bomb-threat alarm was declared at 9:54 local time on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, aboard a London Heathrow–Warsaw Chopin flight. The airport said a Boeing 737 MAX landed at Modlin at 10:01. LOT Polish Airlines operated that service as LO286 with a Boeing 737 MAX 8. After landing, Modlin said the jet went to a designated stand to wait for the relevant services, including pyrotechnic teams. Passengers later left the aircraft.

SAS flight SK751, an Airbus A320neo from Copenhagen, landed at Warsaw Chopin as planned and was inspected. A Chopin spokesman said one of the runways on the airport apron had been closed and that operations were not significantly impacted. A Ryanair Manchester–Murcia flight also faced a threat the same day. Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government's delegate in the Murcia region, said 121 people including crew were aboard and that the aircraft was being inspected.

Key details

• LOT LO286: London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin, diverted to Warsaw Modlin. Aircraft type: Boeing 737 MAX 8. Modlin cited 181 people aboard and about 3.7 tonnes of fuel at landing.
• SAS SK751: Copenhagen to Warsaw Chopin, Airbus A320neo, scheduled landing then inspection.
• Modlin's 10:15 statement said the airport was closed until further notice. The airport later said air operations had resumed while the LOT aircraft remained under inspection.
• Authorities had not confirmed a device on either Warsaw flight.

Modlin said the Boeing 737 MAX was directed to a designated stand to wait for pyrotechnic teams.