London–Sofia flight lands in Budapest after bomb threat
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted a passenger aircraft to Budapest airport after a bomb threat, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said on Facebook today. BTA reported the minister’s statement, citing Hungary’s national news agency MTI. Ruszin-Szendi said the Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia had received a bomb threat. The aircraft diverted from its planned route and requested permission to land at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport. NATO’s air defence alert service ordered a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet to scramble. It was airborne within minutes and…
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same London–Sofia Wizz Air bomb-threat diversion to Budapest, and neither contradicts Report 1's account.
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