A Austrian Airlines plane departing from Tel Aviv to Vienna was diverted this Sunday to Bulgaria following a bomb threat. The aircraft, which carried a delegation of young people who were to speak at the UN, landed in Sofia to be inspected by the authorities.
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18/10/2026
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Uthe plane that took off from Tel Aviv in Israel to Vienna, Austria, was diverted to Bulgaria after an alleged bomb threat on Sunday night.
The information is being advanced by the Israeli public station KAN, which adds that it is a Austrian Airlines aircraft that has left Ben Gurion Airport.
The first information indicates that the Austrian authorities received an anonymous call from Vienna to report a suspicious object on board.
After the alert, the flight was ordered to Sofia, where the aircraft landed safely and is currently being inspected.
The Israeli Air Force pointed out that the incident did not occur in and around Israeli airspace and is therefore not involved in the incident.
According to the Israeli newspaper Ynet, the plane carried a delegation of young people who had planned to speak at the United Nations.