Ryanair flight from Manchester inspected after bomb threat

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 13:55 · Archive

A Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport landed in Murcia, Spain after a suspected bomb threat; no explosives were found.

A Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport landed safely in Murcia, Spain on 3 November after a suspected bomb threat was reported. The aircraft, carrying 114 passengers and seven crew members, was inspected by officials once it landed. No explosives were found during the security check, according to Francisco Lucas, a Spanish government delegate in Murcia, who confirmed the airport returned to normal operations.

The incident was one of at least six passenger planes across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats on the same day. Other affected flights included services departing from London Heathrow to Warsaw, Copenhagen to Warsaw, and routes from Lisbon and Dublin. At least two flights had to make emergency landings at alternative airports.

UK transport secretary Heidi Alexander described the threats as malicious hoax alerts and confirmed the UK has established processes for dealing with such incidents. She told reporters: "We do have some of the most robust aviation security systems anywhere in the world and we have established processes for dealing with hoax and malicious threats, and that's what these threats have been." A government spokesperson said authorities treat potential threats seriously whilst noting that similar hoax threats had occurred earlier in the week.

How it is being reported

• Manchester Airport issues clarification after flights impacted by more bomb threatsManchester Airport has issued some clarification after multiple flights were diverted across Europe on Thursday morning after a further series of bomb threats today (October 5) led to diversions and emergency landings across EuropeLancashire Telegraph · 5 Nov, 13:30
• Plane travelling from Manchester airport to Murcia in Spain gets bomb threatThe panes landed safely after the frightening threats.Chorley Guardian · 3 Nov, 14:28
• Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport inspected amid suspected bomb threatA plane that left Manchester Airport has landed in Murcia, Spain following a suspected “bomb threat” on board today (November 3).Lancashire Telegraph · 3 Nov, 13:54

In this story: Ryanair · Manchester Airport · Murcia · Francisco Lucas · Heidi Alexander

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