Bomb Threat Forces Austrian A320 From Tel Aviv To Land In Bulgaria Under Fighter Escort

On Sunday night, an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 flying from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Israel to Vienna International Airport (VIE) in Austria had to divert to Vasil Levski Sofia Airport (SOF) in Bulgaria due to an alleged bomb threat. The potentially serious nature of the unfolding situation prompted the Bulgarian Air Force to dispatch MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ fighter jets to escort the airliner to Sofia Airport.