An Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Tel Aviv, Israel, to the Austrian capital of Vienna was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, following a bomb threat. According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and airline officials, all 51 passengers and 6 crew members onboard were evacuated safely. The bomb alert was received as the aircraft approached Romanian airspace, prompting the flight crew to divert the plane to Sofia immediately. In accordance with established security protocols, a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Bulgarian Air Force was scrambled to escort the commercial airliner safely to the airport. Data from Flightradar24 indicated that the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 altered its course toward Bulgaria shortly after entering Romanian airspace. Tracking information from ADS-B Exchange confirmed that the aircraft transmitted squawk code ‘7700’, declaring an in-flight emergency.
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