Austrian Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia After Bomb Threat
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday after an anonymous bomb threat was received mid-flight. The plane landed safely, and all passengers and crew were evacuated without injury. Security forces searched the aircraft, and no explosives were found. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident, which is the latest in a series of recent threats against flights to Israel.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, due to a bomb threat.
- The flight, OS82, landed safely, and all passengers and crew were evacuated unharmed.
- The diversion occurred near the Romanian-Bulgarian border after an anonymous report of a suspected bomb.
- Security forces searched the aircraft in Sofia, and no explosive device was found.
- The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident.
- This threat follows a series of recent false alarms against flights to Israel.
An Austrian Airlines flight en route from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday evening following an anonymous bomb threat. The aircraft, flight OS82, departed Ben Gurion Airport around 7:04 PM, slightly delayed from its scheduled 6:40 PM departure. While flying near the Romanian-Bulgarian border, an anonymous report of a suspected bomb on board was received. The pilot declared a state of emergency, using the international emergency code Squawk 7700, and diverted the flight to Sofia Airport. The Airbus A320-214 landed safely in Sofia around 7:42 PM local time, where emergency services and security forces were waiting. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely and are reported to be unharmed. The aircraft was moved to an isolated area for a thorough search by bomb disposal experts and security forces. No explosive device has been reported found at this time. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident. This event follows a series of recent threats against flights to and from Israel, including false threats against Delta flights from New York to Tel Aviv last week. The circumstances of this latest incident are still under investigation by security agencies.
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