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Austrian Airlines Flight From Israel Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia

An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, October 18, after a bomb threat was reported while the plane was over Romania. The Airbus A320, carrying 51 passengers and 6 crew, landed safely and was evacuated. Bulgarian fighter jets escorted the plane.

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What happened

01An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria.
02The diversion occurred on Sunday, October 18, due to a bomb threat reported over Romania.
03The Airbus A320 carried 51 passengers and 6 crew members, all of whom were safely evacuated.
04Bulgarian fighter jets escorted the aircraft during its emergency landing.
05An investigation into the incident has been launched by authorities.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original