Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Sofia

Austrian Airlines flight OS82 departed Tel Aviv for Vienna with 51 passengers and six crew members when a bomb threat was reported near the Romanian border. The crew diverted the aircraft to Sofia, where Bulgarian air force jets escorted the plane for a thorough search that uncovered no explosives. All occupants were safely removed and later flown to Vienna on a replacement flight.

Austrian Airlines confirmed the incident and said the threat likely originated from a phone call to Vienna airport, though no official source has been confirmed. Bulgarian Transport Ministry and Austrian authorities have both acknowledged the event but provided no further details on the caller. The episode adds to a recent series of airline security incidents in the Middle East region.