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Flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing in Bulgaria 'after bomb threat'

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Leng, C. (2026, October 18). Flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing in Bulgaria 'after bomb threat'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16219273/Flight-Tel-Aviv-makes-emergency-landing-Bulgaria-bomb-threat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-18 · by Caitlin Leng

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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a reported bomb threat. Flight OS83 landed safely at 8:42 PM CEST with 51 passengers and six crew members on board. Bulgarian authorities confirmed that the aircraft transmitted an emergency signal while over Romania and was escorted by a fighter jet until it landed. A crisis response team has been established to investigate the incident, and once the plane is searched, passengers will be rebooked onto another flight.
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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday evening after receiving a bomb threat. The Airbus A320 aircraft carried 51 passengers and six crew members. After the reported threat near Romania's border, the plane was escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet to Sofia Airport, where all aboard were safely evacuated. Authorities conducted a security search of the plane; no threats were found, allowing the flight to resume its journey to Vienna later that night with all passengers on board.

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“The flight numbers and reported times are different (OS82 vs OS83), indicating distinct incidents.”
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2 of 14 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Caitlin Leng
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Topics

Austrian Airlines Bulgaria Sofia Tel Aviv Vienna

Subjects

Sofia PERSON · 5× Austrian Airlines ORG · 3× Bulgaria GPE · 3× Tel Aviv GPE · 3× Vienna GPE · 3× SOF GPE · 2× Bulgarian NORP · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Ministry of Transport and Communications ORG · 1× Romania GPE · 1×

Narrative

Flight OS83, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Sofia Airport (SOF) at 8.42pm CEST or 7.42pm BST, with all aboard evacuated. Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed the flight crew reported a 'bomb threat signal' while on the border with Romania, prompting them to land in the Bulgarian capital around 30 minutes later.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
🔮 'Once the aircraft has been searched, the passengers will be rebooked onto a prompt alternative flight.

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a reported 'bomb threat'. asserted
flight → make → threat
The Austrian Airlines Airbus A320, which was headed from Israel to Vienna, made the emergency stopover Sofia after what the airline confirmed a was 'threat' made against the flight. asserted
airline → head → flight
Flight OS83, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Sofia Airport (SOF) at 8.42pm CEST or 7.42pm BST, with all aboard evacuated. Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed the flight crew reported a 'bomb threat signal' while on the border with Romania, prompting them to land in the Bulgarian capital around 30 minutes later. asserted
crew → carry → capital
The ministry said a crisis response team has now been set up and the relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. asserted
authorities → say → incident
'According to the procedures, an Air Force fighter took off and accompanied the plane until it landed at the airport in Sofia,' a spokesperson said. uncertain
spokesperson → accord → Sofia
'A working headquarters has been formed and the responsible institutions have started an inspection. asserted
institutions → work → inspection
Passengers were taken off board the aircraft. asserted
Passengers → take → aircraft
' An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna has made an emergency stop at Sofia, Bulgaria following a 'bomb threat' (Pictured: an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 airplane at Zurich airport) The aircraft was carrying 51 passengers and six crew members (Pictured: Flight OS83's flight path) According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft, registered OE-LZE, entered Romanian airspace at around 9:10pm before turning south and heading back towards Bulgaria, where it landed in Sofia. uncertain
it → make → Sofia
Data from flight-tracking platform, ADS-B Exchange, indicates the aircraft was transmitting squawk code 7700 - a signal for a general emergency - at around the same time. asserted
aircraft → track → time
A spokesperson from Austrian Airlines confirmed a 'threat' was made against the flight which 'necessitated a stopover in Sofia'. asserted
which → confirm → Sofia
They said: 'We can confirm that a threat was made against flight OS82 from Tel Aviv to Vienna (TLV to VIE), which necessitated a stopover in Sofia (SOF). asserted
which → say → Sofia
The flight landed safely in SOF at 20:42 CEST. asserted
flight → land → CEST
The aircraft in question – an Airbus A320 – is now being searched. asserted
aircraft → search → question
'Once the aircraft has been searched, the passengers will be rebooked onto a prompt alternative flight. asserted
passengers → search → flight
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