Wizz Air and Ryanair aircraft are seen at Milan's Malpensa airport, Italy. Photo: 5 November 2026Image source, Reuters
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Authorities will be scrambling to follow any information that might lead them to a culprit

ByFrank GardnerBBC Security correspondent
  • Published33 minutes ago

The warnings came in thick and fast, targeting one airline or airport after another.

In nearly all cases - London's Heathrow airport being a notable exception - they were taken to be credible enough to divert the aircraft in question, or even in Italy's case, to scramble fighter jets to escort it.

They all turned out to be false, which does not, of course, mean that the next ones will not be real.