Cork Airport Confirms Anonymous Threat by Phone, Nothing of Concern Identified
Cork Airport received an anonymous threat by phone in relation to a specific flight. Nothing of concern was identified; the incident has been fully stood down.
Cork Airport has confirmed that it received an anonymous threat by phone on the morning of Thursday 5 November 2026 in relation to a specific flight. Nothing of concern was identified, and the flight resumed operations with a 90-minute delay.
In a statement, Cork Airport said:
“Cork Airport can confirm that it received an anonymous threat by phone this morning in relation to a specific flight. Elevated additional security measures were adopted in conjunction with An Gardai [sic] Síochána. Nothing of concern was identified and the flight resumed operations with a 90-minute delay. The incident has been fully stood down. No further statement will be issued.”
The statement did not name the airline or identify the flight. Cork Airport has not said whether the threat is connected to a series of bomb threats made against flights across Europe this week.
Among the flights targeted on Thursday was an Aer Lingus service from Dublin to Rome, which was diverted to France following a bomb threat, the Irish Examiner reported. RTÉ News reported that Aer Lingus said flight EI402 was diverted as a “security precaution”. There were 151 passengers and six crew on board the flight, which landed at the Évreux airbase, according to the office of the French Prime Minister.
Three Ryanair flights bound for Bulgaria were also affected on Thursday. Flights from Copenhagen and Madrid landed safely in Sofia, while a flight from London Stansted was diverted to Plovdiv. The Associated Press reported that at least eight flights had been confirmed as targeted with bomb threats on Thursday, and that inspections had so far found nothing hazardous or suspicious.
On Tuesday 3 November 2026, at least seven flights across Europe received bomb threats, including two Ryanair flights from Dublin, one bound for Sofia and the other for Rome, the Irish Times and Irish Examiner reported. No devices were discovered, and no country has attributed blame for the threats, according to RTÉ.