Wizz Air flight diverts to Budapest due to bomb threat
What happened
A Wizz Air plane flying from London to Sofia diverted to Budapest on Monday after a bomb threat, with a Hungarian military jet flying alongside it.
Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi announced the escort on Facebook.
He said NATO air defence issued an "Alpha" scramble order, and a Gripen took off within minutes.
The plane touched down safely at 12:08 local time, and the whole runway was sealed off for investigators.
Wizz Air later said the inspection was completed, nothing was found and the plane would depart again shortly, according to the BBC.
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- 2026-11-02 13:38 UTCNovinite · novinite.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 14:02 UTCCyprus Mail · cyprus-mail.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 14:35 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-02 16:28 UTCMyJoyOnline same text as BBC · myjoyonline.com ↗
- 2026-11-03 08:24 UTCHungary Today · hungarytoday.hu ↗
- 2026-11-03 12:37 UTCSky News · news.sky.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 09:07 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 09:08 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 09:10 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-05 10:07 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
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