Hungarian Defense Minister Rusin-Sendi Romulus said on social media on the 2nd local time that a Wizz Air flight from London, England to Sofia, Bulgaria received a bomb threat. Afterwards, the plane deviated from its original route and applied to land at Budapest Liszt International Airport. According to reports, the NATO air defense warning system issued an “alpha” level emergency take-off order. A “Eagle Lion” fighter plane of the Hungarian Defense Force took off and escorted the passenger plane to a safe landing in Budapest. The police took over the follow-up disposal work.

Hungarian Defense Minister Rusin-Sendi Romulus said on social media on the 2nd local time that a Wizz Air flight from London, England to Sofia, Bulgaria received a bomb threat. Afterwards, the plane deviated from its original route and applied to land at Budapest Liszt International Airport. According to reports, the NATO air defense warning system issued an “alpha” level emergency take-off order. A “Eagle Lion” fighter plane of the Hungarian Defense Force took off and escorted the passenger plane to a safe landing in Budapest. The police took over the follow-up disposal work.