Middle East: Austrian Airlines plane from Tel Aviv lands unscheduled in Bulgaria after threat
The machine was on its way to Vienna when a threat was received. It was only at the end of September that there had been a violent incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an unscheduled stop in Sofia on Sunday evening due to a threat. The Airbus A320, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, landed safely in the Bulgarian capital at 19:42 local time after a change in course near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. The airline confirmed the threat, which was reported to be a suspected bomb threat received after takeoff from Israel, and the plane is being searched. Passengers will be rebooked on an alternative flight once the investigation is complete.
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