London–Sofia flight lands in Budapest after bomb threat

A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted a passenger aircraft to Budapest airport after a bomb threat, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said on Facebook today. BTA reported the minister’s statement, citing Hungary’s national news agency MTI.

Ruszin-Szendi said the Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia had received a bomb threat. The aircraft diverted from its planned route and requested permission to land at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

NATO’s air defence alert service ordered a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet to scramble. It was airborne within minutes and escorted the passenger aircraft until it landed in Budapest, the minister said.

Authorities carried out a security inspection of the aircraft and the passengers, Wizz Air told news site 24.hu

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