Threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing
The Airbus jet landed safely in Bulgaria and all passengers and crew aboard were unharmed, officials said.
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 en route from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday night due to a reported bomb threat. The Bulgarian transport ministry announced that the plane made an emergency landing in Sofia after the alert was received. A MiG-29 fighter jet from the Bulgarian air force escorted the airliner.
No injuries were reported, and an investigation has begun into the incident. This is the latest in a series of threats to flights in recent weeks. Earlier this month, a pilot attempted to hijack a Flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv, but was overpowered by the crew and passengers, and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Austrian Airlines confirmed a bomb threat was made, though no further details were provided.
The aircraft reportedly had 51 passengers and six crew members on board. Security personnel conducted a thorough search of the plane upon landing in Sofia, which occurred about 30 minutes after the initial alert. The flight had departed Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv approximately three hours before arriving at Vasil Levski airport in Sofia.
Bulgarian and Israeli media have reported that a bomb threat had been made. Austrian Airlines issued a statement to the AFP news agency regarding the incident.
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