Two planes with bomb threat reports land near Warsaw

Two planes heading to Warsaw landed after reports of a bomb threat. One was flying from London, the other from Copenhagen, and they were sent to different airports.

Warsaw's airport was closed because of a bomb threat on one of the planes. There were 181 people on board.

The plane in question is a Boeing 737 MAX that was flying from London to Chopin Airport. At 11:54 Minsk time, a bomb threat was announced on board. The flight was operated by LOT.

The crew urgently changed course and made an unscheduled landing at Modlin instead of the Polish capital's main airport. According to the Ukrainian outlet my.ua, there were passengers and crew members on board, 181 people in total.

According to the press service, Warsaw Modlin Airport was closed to flights on Tuesday, 3 November, because of an incident involving a passenger aircraft. According to Yevropeiska Pravda, there may have been an explosive device on board.

The airport remains closed until further notice.