The key facts

  • The Ryanair plane landed on schedule at Murcia Airport, after which a bomb threat was declared
  • 114 passengers and 7 crew members disembarked and are undergoing security checks
  • The same day, threats also affected Warsaw-Modlin Airport and a flight from Israel to Sofia

Aircraft inspection in Murcia

Spanish authorities began inspecting a Ryanair aircraft arriving on a flight from Manchester after a bomb threat was reported. The plane landed on schedule on Tuesday at Murcia International Airport in Corvera, the Anadolu agency reported citing the authorities and airport operator Aena.

Passengers disembarked, airport operating

The Spanish government representative in Murcia, Francisco Lucas, said on the X platform that security procedures had been activated in response to the threat: 114 passengers and seven crew members left the aircraft and are undergoing security checks, and the plane is being inspected. According to Aena, as cited by the regional newspaper La Opinion de Murcia, the airport's other flights are operating as normal.

Threats the same day in Poland and Bulgaria

On Tuesday, bomb threat reports also came in from other countries. Warsaw-Modlin Airport was temporarily closed due to a threat on board a flight from London, according to the airport's statement. In Sofia, anti-terrorist units were dispatched to inspect an aircraft arriving from Israel after the authorities received a threat by email, the local BTA agency reported. No connection between these incidents and the situation in Murcia was reported.