Bomb threats in Europe: flights diverted and checked within the last day

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A Wizz Air flight that took off from London for Sofia was diverted from its route and landed in Budapest, after a bomb alert was received regarding the aircraft. According to Israel Hayom, Hungary's defense minister said the plane landed in Budapest. According to Maariv, a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted the flight to landing, and the passengers and the aircraft underwent security checks.

Other threats were reported that day: a LOT Polish Airlines aircraft received a threat of a planted bomb and landed safely in Sofia, and El Al flight 551 from Israel to Bulgaria was delayed following a threat sent by email. According to Kikar HaShabbat, special units carried out thorough sweeps and ruled out a sabotage incident.

According to Walla, the series of threats in recent days led to flights being diverted and airports being closed. According to Bizportal, Modlin Airport in Poland was temporarily closed. On the last day, a Ryanair flight was also reported to have landed under security after an alert, and the checks concluded with no suspicious findings.