A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest Airport after receiving a bomb threat.
An Airbus A321neo turned back over Bosnia and Herzegovina after requesting permission to land at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
The Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi confirmed the diversion in a Facebook post following the incident on Monday.
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet was deployed to escort the passenger aircraft, which landed in Budapest.
The jet then returned to its base in Kecskemét after assisting the craft.
Authorities are currently carrying out a security inspection of the aircraft and the passengers, Wizz Air told news site 24.hu.
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