On Saturday, the nerves on Wizz Air flight W65098 from Tel Aviv to Kraków were blank: there was a bomb threat. In order to avoid panic, the captain decided that the reason for the evacuation would only be communicated after the landing had been successfully completed.

The flight was carried out with the Airbus A321neo with the registration HA-LZR. Kraków was the regular destination of the connection coming from Tel Aviv. For security reasons, due to the bomb threat, the landing was formally carried out as an emergency landing. Immediately afterwards, the machine was instructed to drive to a safe place on the runway.

However, the evacuation was not initiated immediately, but only after about half an hour. During this time, the Executive Branch was busy investigating the A321neo. The police decided to proceed in this way because they did not know where a possible explosive device could be positioned. Luckily, it finally turned out that there was no bomb or other explosive object on board.

The captain decided to instruct his crew not to give the passengers any information about the reason for the unusual stay on the ground. Only after the evacuation was complete did the cabin crew, on behalf of the pilot in command, inform them that there had been a bomb threat. This practice is not uncommon and is intended to avoid any panic.

Ultimately, it turned out that the bomb threat - as in most cases - was harmless insofar as there was no explosive device on board the HA-LZR. Nevertheless, authorities and crews have to take this very seriously, because according to the principle of safety first, safety always has top priority. For tactical reasons, the Polish police did not provide any further information on the origin of the threat.