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LOT Heathrow–Warsaw flight diverted to Modlin after bomb alert

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On 3 November 2026, a LOT flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin was diverted to Warsaw Modlin following a reported bomb threat. The Independent reports 181 people on board and inspections of the aircraft and luggage. Modlin temporarily suspended operations. The SAS flight arriving from Copenhagen at Chopin was a separate event. The report does not establish an explosive device, a perpetrator or a link between the threats.

Occurrence
Publication
First observed
Countries
Poland
Updated

Attribution

Not specified

Facts

Established

  • The Independent reports that a LOT flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin diverted to Warsaw Modlin after a bomb alert on 3 November 2026.
  • The report states that 181 people were on board and that Modlin temporarily suspended operations.

Unknown

  • The source does not establish Russian state responsibility.
  • The source does not establish involvement by a Russian actor.
  • The source does not establish that the separate alerts form one coordinated campaign.
  • The source does not establish the perpetrator or malicious intent.

Sources

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    The Polish airline LOT flight from Heathrow was carrying 181 people when an alert brought it down at Warsaw-Modlin airport. Security services were still verifying the threat and the international airport affected was temporarily closed.