A passenger plane from London landed unexpectedly at Warsaw-Modlin airport in Poland on Tuesday after a bomb threat alert was raised on board, forcing the airport to shut. A second flight, from Copenhagen, was being inspected at Warsaw-Chopin airport.
Security services are checking the reported threat at Modlin, according to a statement from the airport. It said the alert was announced at 9:54 am on a London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin service, and that a Boeing 737 MAX touched down at Modlin at 10:01 am. The airport will stay closed until further notice, and the 181 people on board were being evacuated.
LOT confirms its flight and SAS threat reported at Chopin
A spokesperson for Polish airline LOT confirmed that the aircraft was operating one of its flights. Separately, a bomb threat was also reported on an SAS flight travelling from Copenhagen to Warsaw. That plane landed at Chopin airport and is being inspected, a Warsaw-Chopin Airport spokesperson said, adding that operations there were continuing.
Where the two Warsaw airports sit in relation to the city
Warsaw has two airports. Chopin lies within the city limits, while Modlin, which is mostly used by budget airlines, sits about 36 km (22 miles) from the capital.
