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 Airlines crew decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia after reportedly receiving a Bomb threat as they neared Romania, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement, adding that the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft after landing. The Bulgarian Air Force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to...
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Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
An Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, due to a bomb threat. The flight crew made the decision to land in Sofia after reportedly receiving the threat as the plane approached Romania.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-19 · 02:12 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, due to a bomb threat. The flight crew made the decision to land in Sofia after reportedly receiving the threat as the plane approached Romania. Upon landing, passengers were evacuated from the aircraft. Bulgarian authorities confirmed the incident, and the Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet. The reason for the bomb threat is not specified in the provided content.
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A Bulgarian air force MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled to the aircraft.
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Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft after landing.
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The flight made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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A bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna to divert to Bulgaria.
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