Danish police said on Nov. 6, 2026 that they were investigating threats against air traffic at Copenhagen Airport and had officers visible at the site, adding their initial assessment found no danger to passengers. The statement followed a wave of bomb threats across Europe in recent days that diverted flights and prompted security sweeps, with no explosives found.
Copenhagen Airport, Denmark's main air hub, faced a second round of threats in three days, and police said they kept a visible presence there while investigating. The earlier disruption reached at least 25 aircraft across Europe, according to The Copenhagen Post.
Danish police said on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, that they were investigating threats directed at air traffic at Copenhagen Airport and had a visible presence at the site. In a statement, police said their immediate assessment was that there had been no danger to passengers.
The statement followed a string of bomb threats that has disrupted passenger flights across Europe in recent days, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosives have been found so far.
At Copenhagen Airport, police and military bomb disposal personnel examined two aircraft on Thursday morning following threats and found nothing suspicious, Xinhua reported. Police said passengers and others at the airport were not in danger, and airport operations continued normally, according to Xinhua.
Xinhua, citing Danish broadcaster TV 2, reported that the airport received an email threatening specific departures. TV 2 obtained an internal email the airport subsequently sent to employees saying the threatening message had been distributed to a broad group of recipients, according to Xinhua. The airport said it was handling the situation under established procedures and emergency plans in close coordination with the authorities, Xinhua reported.
The Copenhagen Post, citing Reuters, reported that at least 25 aircraft were affected by bomb threats across Europe on Thursday. Xinhua reported that a SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also received a threat earlier in the week, landing safely on Tuesday, and that Polish authorities said checks did not substantiate the threat.
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