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Bomb Alert on Wizz Air Flight: Fighter Jet Scrambled to Escort Plane to Budapest Landing

An airline flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest International Airport after a bomb threat. A Gripen fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane

Hungarian Air Force fighter jet. Photo: VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock.com Hungarian Air Force fighter jet. Photo: VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock.com

A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted due to a bomb threat. The plane requested permission to land at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.

According to a statement issued by Hungarian Defense Minister Ruszin-Szendi Romulus, a Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jet was scrambled within minutes of NATO declaring an ALPHA alert, and escorted the passenger plane until it landed in Budapest.

Bomb alert on Wizz Air flight. Photo: from Flightradar24Bomb alert on Wizz Air flight. Photo: from Flightradar24

The fighter jet then returned to its base in Kecskemét, and further handling of the incident was transferred to the police.

Ruszin-Szendi noted in his publication that the Hungarian air defense system has once again proven its ability to respond quickly to unusual events and act to protect the country's airspace.

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