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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia on bomb threat, Sky News says

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On October 18, an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv carrying 57 people made an emergency landing in Sofia due to a reported bomb threat. The flight, an Airbus A320 registered OE-LZE, was initially scheduled for Vienna but diverted at 9:25 pm local time after the crew received a signal indicating a potential bomb on board. Bulgarian authorities confirmed that a fighter jet escorted the plane until its safe landing in Sofia, where passengers were removed from the aircraft.

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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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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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🔮 Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

2026-10-19 · The Straits Times

Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia on bomb threat, Sky News says · assertive framing

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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia on bomb threat, Sky News says Oct 18 - asserted

News → divert → threat

news → make → ministry

Austrian Airlines and the ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. asserted

Airlines → respond → comment

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. uncertain

Reuters → verify → report

Data from air tracker Flightradar24 showed that an Airbus A320, registered OE-LZE, was set to leave Tel Aviv for Vienna at 6:40 pm but was diverted to Sofia at 9:25 pm. asserted

A320 → show → pm

There were six crew and 51 passengers on board, Sky added, citing initial details from the ministry. asserted

Sky → be → ministry

"During the flight, on the border with Romania, the crew reported a bomb threat signal and decided to land in Sofia extraordinarily," the ministry said in a statement. asserted

ministry → report → statement

An Air Force fighter accompanied the plane until it landed in Sofia, the ministry added, with the passengers subsequently taken off the aircraft. asserted

passengers → accompany → aircraft