A bomb threat against an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday forced the plane to divert to Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian authorities and the airline. The Austrian...
Tel Aviv-Vienna flight gets bomb threat, makes emergency landing in Bulgaria
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv with 57 aboard made an emergency landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a "bomb threat signal", Sky news said on Sunday, citing
The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner as part of established procedures, says the Transport Ministry
An Air Force fighter jet accompanied the aircraft until it landed in Sofia.
According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft, registered OE-LZE, entered Romanian airspace at around 9:10 pm before turning south and heading back towards Bulgaria.
All 51 passengers aboard the Airbus A320 were evacuated from the aircraft after landing.
The aircraft, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, landed at Sofia airport, where all those on board disembarked. Authorities have launched an investigation, while the airline arranged...
Bulgaria state television reports that a flight from Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Sofia after a bomb threat
A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat.
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