Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria

South China Morning Post Monday 19 October 2026, 02:12 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read

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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... [Image text:] Serbia Sarajevoe Black Sea PodgoncaAKosovo Bulgaria noaropnuar North Tiranes Macedonia Albania olstanbul aBursa Ankara Greece Turkiye lermo Athens olzmir Aenva Antalya alta Cyprus Syria Mediterranean Sea Lebanon poli L1,b Jordan Ge Ira

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