A Wizz Air plane flying from London's Luton airport to Sofia was diverted to Budapest on Monday, November 2, following a bomb threat announcement. A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted the civilian aircraft to Ferenc Liszt Airport, where it landed safely. svet.sme.sk ↗
According to Hungarian Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, the civilian aircraft's crew received a warning about a possible explosive device. The plane therefore interrupted its original flight and headed to Budapest. A fighter jet of the Hungarian armed forces escorted it during the transfer. idnes.cz ↗
It was an Airbus A321neo, which according to Hungarian media was flying over the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina when it changed course and returned toward Budapest. It landed at the airport at 12:08. A Hungarian fighter jet escorted it during landing. Index.hu ↗
The incident concerned a regular route between London and Sofia. The plane was originally headed to Bulgaria, but due to the security warning it had to land in Hungary. Further details about the origin of the threat or the subsequent procedure after landing have not yet been disclosed. TVN24.pl ↗
Wizz Air diverted to Budapest after bomb threat
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Wizz Air flight from London in emergency landing after bomb threat
BBC News
| 15:35 02.11.
Gripen sprevádzal lietadlo Wizz Air do Budapešti. Let z Londýna prerušila bombová hrozba
svet.sme.sk
| 15:04 02.11.
Let z Londýna do Sofie nečakane skončil v Budapešti. K lietadlu Wizz Air po bombovej hrozbe vzlietla stíhačka
hnonline.sk
| 15:16 02.11.
Flug von London nach Sofia: Wizz Air Maschine wegen Bombendrohung nach Budapest umgeleitet
Tagesspiegel
| 15:11 02.11.
Wizz-Air-Maschine wegen Bombendrohung nach Budapest umgeleitet
Der Standard
| 14:58 02.11.
K letadlu Wizz Air vyrazila kvůli bombové hrozbě maďarská stíhačka
idnes.cz
| 14:49 02.11.
Let z Londýna do Sofie sa nečakane skončil v Budapešti. Maďarská stíhačka ho doviedla až na letisko
ta3.com
| 14:29 02.11.
Hrozba bombou. K letadlu Wizz Air startoval maďarský gripen
denik.cz
| 14:27 02.11.
Bojové lietadlo Gripen maďarskej armády sprevádzalo lietadlo spoločnosti Wizz Air z Londýna do Sofie na letisko v Budapešti.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 14:24 02.11.
Samolot Wizz Air przekierowany do Budapesztu. W związku z alarmem o bombie
TVN24.pl
| 14:45 02.11.
Bombafenyegetést kapott egy Szófiába tartó utasszállító, magyar Gripenek kísérték Ferihegyre
Telex
| 13:22 02.11.
Bombariadó volt a Wizz Air egyik járatán, Gripenek kísérték Budapestre a repülőt
Index.hu
| 13:18 02.11.
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