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Bomb Threat Alert Forces Passenger Plane from London to Make Unplanned Landing in Poland

File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
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Bomb Threat Alert Forces Passenger Plane from London to Make Unplanned Landing in Poland

File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)

A passenger plane from London made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport in Poland after a bomb threat alert on Tuesday, forcing the airport to close until further notice, the airport ‌said in ‌a statement according to Reuters.

Security services ‌were ⁠verifying the reported ⁠threat, it added.

"At 9:54 a.m., a bomb threat alert was announced on board an aircraft operating a flight on ⁠the route London Heathrow (LHR) – Warsaw ‌Chopin ‌Airport (WAW). At 10:01 a.m., a ‌Boeing 737 MAX aircraft landed ‌at Warsaw/Modlin Airport," it said.

"Due to the situation, Warsaw/Modlin Airport remains closed until further ‌notice. The services are underway to verify ⁠the reported ⁠threat and ensure the safety of all people present at the airport."

There are 181 people aboard the plane, it said. A spokesperson for Polish airlines LOT confirmed it was a LOT flight.

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Bomb Threat Alert Forces Passenger Plane from London to Make Unplanned Landing in Poland

File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
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Bomb Threat Alert Forces Passenger Plane from London to Make Unplanned Landing in Poland

File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)
File photo: A plane prepares ahead of taking-off, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, at Heathrow Airport in Hounslow, London, Britain, July 30, 2025. (Reuters)

A passenger plane from London made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport in Poland after a bomb threat alert on Tuesday, forcing the airport to close until further notice, the airport ‌said in ‌a statement according to Reuters.

Security services ‌were ⁠verifying the reported ⁠threat, it added.

"At 9:54 a.m., a bomb threat alert was announced on board an aircraft operating a flight on ⁠the route London Heathrow (LHR) – Warsaw ‌Chopin ‌Airport (WAW). At 10:01 a.m., a ‌Boeing 737 MAX aircraft landed ‌at Warsaw/Modlin Airport," it said.

"Due to the situation, Warsaw/Modlin Airport remains closed until further ‌notice. The services are underway to verify ⁠the reported ⁠threat and ensure the safety of all people present at the airport."

There are 181 people aboard the plane, it said. A spokesperson for Polish airlines LOT confirmed it was a LOT flight.