Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

Crew of Austrian Airlines flight OS82 decides to land in Sofia after receiving bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities say.Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026An Airbus A320 flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a reported bomb threat, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport.Austrian Airlines flight OS82 was near the border with Romania when the crew received a bomb threat and decided to land in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, the Transport Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Police investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia tieslist 2 of 3Flydubai co-pilot plotted ‘suicide’ attack on Israel, UAE sayslist 3 of 3Air France says it will follow Israeli rule barring crew from some nationsend of listBulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said an air force MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane to Sofia airport.Initial information showed the aircraft carried six crew members and 51 passengers, all of whom have all since disembarked, according to the Transport Ministry’s statement.The airline told the AFP news agency that a security search of the aircraft was conducted.“Once the search of the aircraft i...