A Turkish Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Barcelona on Thursday morning after a passenger issued a fake threat by setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot implying a “bomb threat” was on board, airline officials stated.

Emergency protocols were activated when Flight 1853 was nearing its destination at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, having departed from Istanbul. The Airbus A321, carrying 148 passengers and seven crew members, was directed to a designated inspection area upon landing, the airline noted.

“It was discovered that a passenger had set up an in-flight Wi-Fi access point and named the network to include a bomb threat,” Yahya Üstün, Turkish Airlines’ senior vice president of communications, said in a post on X.

Reports indicate the flight was cruising over the Mediterranean when a crew member spotted an alarming Wi-Fi name allegedly reading, “I have a bomb, everyone will die.”

Üstün added that necessary safety measures were immediately initiated following the alert.

During the emergency response, the aircraft was escorted by two fighter jets—one Spanish and one French—Euronews reported.

After the safe landing, response teams inspected the plane and worked to identify the passenger behind the threatening Wi-Fi name, the airline said. The operation involved Spanish authorities including Civil Guard personnel, National Police officers, Catalonia’s regional police, and fire services, per Euronews.

Scene footage showed a dog deployed to examine the aircraft on the tarmac.

However, officials confirmed “no irregularities were found” after a thorough inspection.

“Our aircraft’s return flight will proceed once passenger boarding is completed,” Üstün stated.

Barcelona-El Prat Airport resumed normal operations following the bomb scare, Reuters reported.

Reuters contributed to this report.