# Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threat

https://mins.news/en/item/105673

- DW, 2026-10-19 03:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-airlines-flight-from-tel-aviv-makes-emergency-landing-after-bomb-threat/a-79695070?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia on Sunday after a bomb threat was reported near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. The aircraft landed safely with 51 passengers and six crew members; a Bulgarian MiG-29 escorted it. A security search began after passengers were evacuated.

## Related coverage

- [Bomb threat diverts Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Bulgaria](https://mins.news/en/item/105874) — euronews, 2026-10-19
- [Israel-to-Vienna flight makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat](https://mins.news/en/item/105554) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18
- [Tel Aviv–Vienna flight makes emergency landing in Bulgaria over bomb threat, media report](https://mins.news/en/item/105442) — TASS, 2026-10-18