On Tuesday, Polish aviation authorities were forced to respond to a series of security scares involving two separate flights headed toward Warsaw. An SAS Scandinavian Airlines plane arriving from Copenhagen and a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow both became the subject of bomb threats. Upon landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, the SAS aircraft was immediately subjected to a thorough security sweep. While the airport had to temporarily close one of its runways to accommodate the investigation, officials confirmed that no explosives were discovered and operations were able to continue with minimal disruption.

Meanwhile, the situation for the incoming LOT flight required a different approach, as the Boeing 737 MAX was diverted to Warsaw Modlin Airport instead of its original destination. This triggered a brief closure of the Modlin facility as emergency crews evacuated passengers and inspected the aircraft for any potential hazards. Similar to the situation at Chopin, the search yielded no dangerous items, and the airport soon returned to its standard schedule. These incidents follow a similar pattern seen just days prior, when an Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Tel Aviv was forced to reroute to Bulgaria due to a false bomb alarm.