Bomb Threat Forces Flight Diversion
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Oct 18 - 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 country's transport ministry.
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The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner as part of established procedures, the Transport Ministry said.
A spokesperson told the AFP news agency there were 51 passengers and six crew members on board the jet.
"Once the search of the aircraft is complete, the passengers will be rebooked onto alternative flights as quickly as possible," the airline said.
According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft, registered OE-LZE, entered Romanian airspace at around 9:10 p.m. before turning south and heading back towards Bulgaria, where it landed in Sofia.
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- 18 Oct
A bomb threat against an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday (October 18, 2026) forced the plane to divert to Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian authorities and the airline.
- 19 Oct
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).
Coverage 7 articles
19 Oct Threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing
BBC
19 Oct Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
South China Morning Post
19 Oct Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat
Al Jazeera- 19 Oct Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia on bomb threat, Sky News says
The Straits Times 
18 Oct Flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing in Bulgaria 'after bomb threat'
Daily Mail- 18 Oct Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
The Hindu - 18 Oct Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat
Toronto Star
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