Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

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Austrian Airlines flight OS82, en route from Tel Aviv to Vienna, made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday after the crew received a bomb threat. Bulgarian authorities confirmed the incident, stating the Airbus A320 was near the Romanian border when the threat was received, prompting the diversion. A Bulgarian air force fighter jet escorted the aircraft to Sofia airport. The flight carried six crew members and 51 passengers, all of whom have disembarked safely. Austrian Airlines is conducting a security search of the aircraft and plans to rebook passengers on alternative flights. Bulgarian authorities have launched an investigation into the bomb threat.

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The flight transmitted squawk code 7700, indicating a general emergency.

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The aircraft carried six crew members and 51 passengers, all of whom disembarked safely.

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A Bulgarian air force MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane to Sofia airport.

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Austrian Airlines flight OS82 from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria due to a bomb threat.

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Crew of Austrian Airlines flight OS82 decides to land in Sofia after receiving Bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities say.An Airbus A320 flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a reported Bomb threat, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport.Austrian Airlines flight OS82 was near the border with Romania when the crew received a Bomb threat and decided to land in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, the Transport Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Police investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia tieslist 2 of 3Flydubai co-pilot plotted ‘suicide’ attack on Israel, UAE sayslist 3 of 3Air France says it will follow Israeli rule barring crew from some nationsend of listBulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said an air force MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane to Sofia airport.Initial information showed the aircraft carried six crew members and 51 passengers, all of whom have all since disembarked, according to the Transport Ministry’s statement.The airline told the AFP news agency that a security search of the aircraft was conducted.“Once the search of the aircraft is complete, the passengers will be rebooked onto alternative flights as quickly as possible,” the airline said.A crisis response team has been set up, and relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, the Bulgarian Transport Ministry said.According to aviation and flight tracking site FlightAware, Austrian Airlines 82 left the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday at 6:46pm local time (15:46 GMT) and landed about three hours later at Vasil Levski airport in Sofia at 9:43pm (18:43 GMT).Flightradar24 data showed it entered Romanian airspace at about 9:10pm (18:10 GMT) before turning south and heading back towards Bulgaria.Information from the flight-tracking platform ADS-B Exchange indicates the aircraft was transmitting squawk code 7700 – a signal for a general emergency – at around the same time.

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