Літак Austrian Airlines made an emergency landing due to a bomb threat

This is reported by DW.

On board the Airbus A320 were a 51 passenger and six crew members.

According to available information, near the Bulgarian-Romanian border received a message about the threat of an explosion.

“Під час польоту, на кордоні з Румунією, екіпаж повідомив про загрозу вибуху та ухвалив рішення здійснити екстрену посадку в Софії”, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said in a statement.

According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the Airbus A320, flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna, 21:25 changed course and headed to Sofia.

Data from another flight tracking platform, the ADS-B Exchange, indicate that at about the time of the change of course, the crew transmitted the 7700 code - a signal of an emergency on board.

To accompany the aircraft in the air lifted the MiG-29 ВПС Bulgaria.

As reported in Austrian Airlines, after landing and evacuation of passengers, the Security Service began checking the aircraft.

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