An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Vienna, Austria, was forced to divert to Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday night after a reported bomb threat. The Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Sofia, where passengers were evacuated, according to the Bulgarian transport ministry.
The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner. Austrian Airlines confirmed a threat was made, stating there were 51 passengers and six crew members on board. No injuries have been reported, and an investigation has begun.
Authorities conducted a security search of the plane after it landed. Flight tracking data showed the aircraft departed Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv before landing at Vasil Levski airport in Sofia three hours later.