WIZZ AIR FLIGHT RECEIVES BOMB THREAT

BUDAPEST, NOVEMBER 2 /SRNA–Reuters/ – A Wizz Air flight travelling from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest Airport after a bomb threat was reported, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said.

In a Facebook post, Ruszin-Szendi cited that police had taken additional security measures following the aircraft’s landing, while a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorted the passenger aircraft to Budapest Airport.

Wizz Air stated that the authorities were currently carrying out security checks on the aircraft and its passengers.

The Gripen returned to its base in Kecskemét following the incident.