Bomb Threat on Austrian Passenger Plane from Israel Sparks Emergency-Landing Scare

[Financial News]  A passenger plane departing Tel Aviv, Israel, for Vienna, Austria, made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria due to a bomb threat.
Sky News reported on the 18th (local time) that Austrian Airlines flight OS82 turned back and landed in Sofia after a “bomb threat signal” occurred during the flight.
According to information from aircraft-tracking service FlightRadar24, an Airbus A320 passenger plane safely landed at Sofia Airport after turning back.
Bulgarian authorities said that a total of 57 people were on board at the time, including six crew members and 51 passengers.
An official said, “While the passenger plane was operating near the Romanian border, the crew reported a bomb threat signal, and it was decided to make an emergency landing at Sofia Airport.” The official added, “As part of emergency response procedures, Bulgarian Air Force fighter jets were scrambled immediately and escorted the passenger plane until it landed safely at Sofia Airport.”
An emergency operations center was set up at the scene immediately after landing, and the relevant agencies promptly began search and inspection operations. All passengers and crew were reported to have disembarked safely.

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