Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

Crew of Austrian Airlines flight OS82 decides to land in Sofia after receiving bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities say.

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off from Zurich airport on January 9, 2018 [Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters]

An Airbus A320 flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a reported bomb threat, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport.

Austrian Airlines flight OS82 was near the border with Romania when the crew received a bomb threat and decided to land in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, the Transport Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

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Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said an air force MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane to Sofia airport.

Initial information showed the aircraft carried six crew members and 51 passengers, all of whom have all since disembarked, according to the Transport Ministry’s statement.

The airline told the AFP news agency that a security search of the aircraft was conducted.

“Once the search of the aircraft is complete, the passengers will be rebooked onto alternative flights as quickly as possible,” the airline said.

A crisis response team has been set up, and relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, the Bulgarian Transport Ministry said.

According to aviation and flight tracking site FlightAware, Austrian Airlines 82 left the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday at 6:46pm local time (15:46 GMT) and landed about three hours later at Vasil Levski airport in Sofia at 9:43pm (18:43 GMT).

Flightradar24 data showed it entered Romanian airspace at about 9:10pm (18:10 GMT) before turning south and heading back towards Bulgaria.

Information from the flight-tracking platform ADS-B Exchange indicates the aircraft was transmitting squawk code 7700 – a signal for a general emergency – at around the same time.

Last month, a Flydubai plane carrying 174 passengers was on its way from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv when a co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot with an axe in an attempt to crash the plane.

A plane carrying passengers who were on the Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 30, 2026 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

The aircraft plunged about 17,000 feet (5,180 metres) before it was brought back under control by other Flydubai pilots after passengers and other crew subdued the alleged attacker.

The flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Authorities in the UAE said the co-pilot was on a “suicide” mission to crash the plane at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.

The co-pilot, Hamam Al-Hammami , an Omani national, has since been charged with terrorism offences in the UAE.

The Israeli government responded to the incident by ordering checks on the identities of all pilots flying into the country.

保加利亚当局称，奥地利航空公司OS82航班机组人员在收到炸弹威胁后决定在索非亚降落。

2018年1月9日，一架奥地利航空公司的空客A320-200飞机从苏黎世机场起飞。[Arnd Wiegmann/路透社]

据保加利亚交通部消息，一架从特拉维夫飞往维也纳的空客A320航班因接到炸弹威胁报告而在保加利亚紧急降落。

保加利亚交通部周日发表声明称，奥地利航空公司 OS82 航班在靠近罗马尼亚边境时，机组人员收到炸弹威胁，决定在保加利亚首都索非亚降落。

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阿联酋称，迪拜航空副驾驶策划了针对以色列的“自杀式”袭击，这是三名副驾驶中的第二名。

列表 3/3：法国航空公司表示将遵守以色列的规定，禁止某些国家的机组人员出勤。

保加利亚国防部表示，一架空军米格-29战斗机护送该飞机抵达索非亚机场。

据交通部声明，初步信息显示，该飞机载有6名机组人员和51名乘客，目前所有人员均已下机。

该航空公司告诉法新社，已对飞机进行了安全检查。

“一旦飞机搜寻工作完成，我们将尽快为乘客重新安排其他航班，”该航空公司表示。

保加利亚交通部表示，已成立危机应对小组，相关部门已对该事件展开调查。

根据航空和航班跟踪网站 FlightAware 的数据，奥地利航空 82 号航班于周日当地时间下午 6:46（格林尼治标准时间 15:46）从特拉维夫的本古里安机场起飞，大约三个小时后，于晚上 9:43（格林尼治标准时间 18:43）降落在索非亚的瓦西尔·列夫斯基机场。

Flightradar24 的数据显示，该飞机于晚上 9 点 10 分左右（格林尼治标准时间 18 点 10 分）进入罗马尼亚领空，然后转向南方，返回保加利亚。

来自航班跟踪平台 ADS-B Exchange 的信息显示，该飞机在同一时间左右发射了应答代码 7700——一种表示一般紧急情况的信号。

上个月，一架载有 174 名乘客的迪拜航空飞机从阿拉伯联合酋长国飞往特拉维夫途中，一名副驾驶据称用斧头袭击了飞行员，企图使飞机坠毁。

2026年9月30日，一架载有乘客的飞机抵达以色列特拉维夫附近的本古里安机场。这些乘客原本乘坐的是迪拜航空从阿联酋飞往以色列的航班，该航班在收到紧急信号后改道飞往沙特阿拉伯。[Ammar Awad/路透社]

飞机骤降约 17,000 英尺（5,180 米），之后在乘客和其他机组人员制服了涉嫌袭击者后，其他迪拜航空飞行员才将其控制住。

该航班被迫改道，并在沙特阿拉伯西北部塔布克的苏丹·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹王子国际机场紧急降落。

阿联酋当局表示，副驾驶执行的是“自杀式”任务，目的是将飞机撞向以色列特拉维夫的本古里安机场。

副驾驶哈马姆·哈马米（Hamam Al-Hammami）是阿曼公民，此后在阿联酋被指控犯有恐怖主义罪行。

以色列政府对此事件的回应是，下令检查所有飞往该国的飞行员的身份。