Mr Lucas added: “The International Airport of the Region of Murcia resumes its activity normally. Thanks to the emergency teams that have participated in the operation.”
Another two planes made unscheduled landings in Warsaw, one of which had taken off from London Heathrow.
A Polish Airlines flight carrying 181 passengers set off from the airport at 6.30am and was redirected to Modlin at 9.54am after originally being set to land at Chopin Airport.
A Government spokesman said of the two affected British departures: “The UK has one of the most robust aviation security systems in the world, with well-tested processes for dealing with any potential threats, as well as malicious hoax threats, like those we’ve seen today.
“Our world-leading police and intelligence agencies work closely every day to keep us safe, using the tools they have to assess and respond to potential threats.”
