Bomb threat on Tel Aviv-Vienna flight

The passenger plane of Austrian Airlines, flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna, landed in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, due to a bomb threat.

According to the news of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, Austrian Airlines announced that a bomb threat was made regarding its Airbus A320 type plane, which took off from Israel and had 51 passengers and 6 crew on board.

In the statement, it was stated that the plane landed in Sofia late last night due to the notice received.

In another statement made by the company, it was stated that no danger was found during the search on the plane and that the safety of passengers and crew was a priority.

In the statement of the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport, it was reported that a MiG-29 type fighter jet took off to accompany the passenger plane.

In the statement, it was stated that a crisis desk was established and the competent authorities launched an investigation into the incident.

It was noted that after the checks on the plane, the flight continued and the plane reached Vienna.