False bomb report on Air Serbia flight at Split airport, passenger arrested

started October 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM · last changed 6d ago

Summary

Police say a criminal investigation is under way into a 75-year-old passenger on suspicion of false alarm, after he told crew before departure to Belgrade that there was a bomb on board; a sweep found no explosive device and the plane departed just before 7pm.

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Extract from the source

TRAJE PREGLED Drama na splitskom aerodromu: Zbog dojave o bombi evakuirani putnici zrakoplova na letu za Beograd Putnici zrakoplova koji je letio za Beograd evakuirani

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04:24 PMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original

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Municipality: Grad Split

Places mentioned in the report

Split - airport where the passenger was arrested and the explosives sweep was conducted

Timeline

10/5, 16:53
Putnici aviona kompanije Air Serbia koji je trebao poletjeti iz Splita za Beograd u 15.20 evakuisani su na aerodromu nakon sumnje na podmetnutu bombu, a policija je iz aviona izvela jednog putnika. Prema riječima jednog putnika koje prenosi Dnevnik.hr, stjuardesa je kao razlog spomenula riječ bomba, dok okolnosti slučaja nisu zvanično potvrđene.
Start
10/5, 18:23
New reports confirm the passenger was arrested, give his age (75) and the time of the incident (around 15:25), and state the number of passengers (157) and crew (six) aboard.
Split · 4 sources
10/5, 19:42
A new report (Klix.ba) adds a passenger's account of the evacuation, including police boarding the plane, the arrested man being led out, and passengers who left the aircraft on their own out of fear.
Split · 1 source

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Sources (26)

26 reports · 18 sources

04:24 PMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
04:25 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
04:27 PMJutarnji listOpen the original
04:29 PMN1 SrbijaOpen the original
04:37 PMDnevni avazOpen the original
04:39 PMKurirOpen the original
04:39 PMNova.rsOpen the original
04:40 PMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
04:41 PMDanasOpen the original
04:42 PMRadiosarajevo.baOpen the original
04:44 PMTelegram.hrOpen the original
04:50 PMRadio-televizija Republike SrpskeOpen the original
05:11 PMKlix.baOpen the original
05:16 PMOslobođenjeOpen the original
05:19 PMBanjaluka.netOpen the original
05:48 PMZenit.baOpen the original
05:51 PMVijestiOpen the original
06:03 PMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original
06:11 PMOslobođenjeOpen the original
06:15 PMKurirOpen the original
07:28 PMDnevni avazOpen the original
08:17 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
08:22 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
09:02 PMTelegram.hrOpen the original
09:03 PMOslobođenjeOpen the original
11:48 PMBanjaluka.netOpen the original

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Severity70

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