Prague Airport receives 22 security threats since 2024, police investigate latest case

Prague’s Václav Havel Airport has received 22 bomb threats or similar security warnings since May 2024, according to police figures reported iROZHLAS.cz, Czech Radio´s web service. Eleven prompted criminal investigations. A woman who emailed a false bomb threat in 2024 received a six-month suspended prison sentence, with her probation period subsequently extended. Meanwhile, the National Counterterrorism Centre is investigating threats involving four aircraft arriving in Prague on November 5. Police searched the planes and surrounding airport facilities but found no explosives. The case is being investigated as suspected endangerment of aviation safety and spreading a false alarm. Sixteen of the reported threats occurred in 2025.