Ryanair flight bomb threat

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Fighter jets intercept Ryanair flight following bomb threat - AeroTime (AeroTime News Hub)

Greek and Hungarian jets were scrambled to escort a Ryanair flight to safety after the pilot called in a bomb threat mid-flight.

[reported.](https://www.reuters.com/article/greece-plane-bomb-threat/greek-police-search-ryanair-passenger-plane-over-bomb-threat-idUSL8N3470CU) [reported.](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20230122-greek-police-find-no-bomb-on-ryanair-flight-from-poland) The flight took off at 12:05 PM GMT on January 22, 2023, Fligthradar24 data

Ryanair bomb scare: Flight escorted by Greek fighter jets (The Independent)

Following crew being notified of a “potential security threat”, flight FR6385 from Katowice, Poland to Athens, Greece was escorted through Greek airspace by two ...

“There were 190 people on board including the crew. “After the plane took off, there was a call to the airport information centre concerning the possible presence of an explosive device on board,” a Katowice airport spokesperson told AFP. A search of the passengers and the Boeing 737 jet “did not find anything suspicious,” according to police.

Ryanair bomb threat: Fighter jets escort flight from Poland to Greece ... (The Star)

The Ryanair aircraft, which carried 190 passengers and crew onboard, landed safely in Athens following a report of a bomb threat.

We contacted air traffic control, which subsequently contacted the pilots." As the plane approached Athens, it was diverted over the sea as a precaution, but then allowed to land at the city’s international airport. Greek police spokesperson, Constantia Dimoglidou, said: "The pilot informed the Athens control tower but we don’t know where the information originally came from.

Ryanair Flight Escorted By Two F-16s After Bomb Scare (Extra.ie)

A Ryanair flight was escorted by two Greek fighter jets after a bomb scare on a flight from Poland to Greece.

[ Ryanair](https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en) spokesperson said: 'Crew onboard flight FR6385 travelling from Katowice to Athens (22 Jan) were notified of a potential security threat onboard and in line with safety procedures, continued to Athens where it landed safely before being met by the Greek authorities. The two Greek F-16 jets were scrambled to escort the flight as it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia, a defence ministry source told the AFP news agency. A Ryanair flight was escorted by two Greek fighter jets after a bomb scare on a flight from Poland to Greece.

Ryanair plane escorted by Greek fighter jets following bomb scare (Buzz.ie)

A Ryanair plane has returned to service following a bomb scare on a flight headed from Poland to Greece. In a nutshell. The crew were initially notified of ...

Eventually, the flight landed in a remote part of Athens International Airport just before 4pm, almost two and a half hours after its planned arrival time. Previously it was escorted by Hungarian warplanes. [RTÉ](https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0122/1350173-bomb-alert/): "Crew onboard Buzz flight FR6385 travelling from Katowice to Athens were notified of a potential security threat onboard and in line with safety procedures, continued to Athens where it landed safely before being met by the Greek authorities. [READ NEXT - Michael O’Leary claims Ireland has 'too many airports'](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/michael-oleary-claims-ireland-too-28112151) [READ NEXT - New EU travel plan would make it more expensive for Irish tourists travelling to Spain](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/new-eu-travel-plan-would-28103961) [READ NEXT - Ryanair named Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe at 2022 World Airline Awards](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/best-low-cost-airline-europe-28067665) [Poland](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/tourist-killed-helicopter-blade-greece-27581877) to Athens in [Greece](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/tourist-killed-helicopter-blade-greece-27581877). [Ryanair](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/ryanair) plane has returned to service following a bomb scare on a flight headed from Poland to Greece.

Greek police find no bomb on Ryanair flight from Poland (Pakistan Observer)

The Boeing 737 flight from Katowice with 190 people on board had landed in Athens with an escort of two F-16 jets, after earlier being shadowed by Hungarian ...

The flight had landed at an isolated area at Athens International Airport shortly before 1600 GMT, a delay of nearly two-and-a-half hours. Greek police on Sunday said they had found no explosives on board a Ryanair flight from Poland, following an earlier bomb threat. The Boeing 737 flight from Katowice with 190 people on board had landed in Athens with an escort of two F-16 jets, after earlier being shadowed by Hungarian warplanes, Greek officials said.