Bomb Threat Forces Austrian A320 From Tel Aviv To Land In Bulgaria Under Fighter Escort

A Lufthansa Airbus A320 flight traveling from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to divert due to a bomb threat. The aircraft landed in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Tuesday afternoon. Bulgarian authorities secured the area around Sofia Airport following the incident. The flight was escorted by two F16 fighter jets from the Bulgarian Air Force during its transit. Lufthansa confirmed that they operate up to three daily flights between Vienna and Tel Aviv, highlighting the operational regularity of this route.