Flight from Tel Aviv lands in Sofia over bomb threat
A flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia due to a bomb threat. The airline confirmed this to the Austrian news agency APA, stating that a plane inspection was being conducted in the Bulgarian capital following the threat.
Consensus
- Austrian Airlines flight OS82 was en route from Tel Aviv to Vienna.
- The flight made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 18.
- The emergency landing was due to a bomb threat reported on board.
- The threat was later confirmed to be false.
- No explosives were found during the search of the aircraft.
- The aircraft was searched by authorities in Sofia.
- The flight resumed to Vienna three hours after landing.
- There were 51 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
- The aircraft was an Airbus A320.
- The flight turned back toward Bulgaria while near the Romanian border.
Points of divergence
- The threat was reported by an Austrian citizen who was not on board the flight. — interfax
- Bulgarian air force launched MiG-29 fighters to escort the aircraft. — interfax
- The flight entered Romanian airspace before turning south toward Bulgaria. — interfax
- The threat was reported as an anonymous message about a bomb on board. — vm
- The Lufthansa Group confirmed the threat and the rerouting of flight OS82. — vm
- The airline stated that passengers would be sent to their destination on another flight after the inspection. — vm
- The threat was reported as an anonymous message from Israel's Kan News. — rimao
- The threat was reported via a phone call about a suspicious object on board. — vesti
- The flight was rerouted after a signal about a bomb threat was received while flying over Bulgaria. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (6 sources)
- Flight departing from Tel Aviv landed in Sofia in an emergency due to a bomb report — Интерфакс
- Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia due to bomb threat — DW Главное
- Austrian Airlines plane from Tel Aviv landed in Sofia due to bomb threat — Вечерняя Москва
- Plane from Israel to Vienna landed urgently in Bulgaria due to threat of explosion — РИАМО
- A plane flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna landed in Bulgaria after a bomb threat — Коммерсантъ
- Austrian airline plane made an emergency landing in Sofia due to explosion threat — Вести