# Bomb threat diverts Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Bulgaria

https://mins.news/en/item/105874

- euronews, 2026-10-19 07:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/bomb-threat-forces-austrian-airlines-plane-from-tel-aviv-to-divert-to-bulgaria

> A bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines plane travelling from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria. The transport ministry said Bulgaria scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort it under established procedures.

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