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Wizz Air flight from London escorted by Hungarian Gripen after bomb threat, lands in Budapest
A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia landed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport on Monday, 2 November, after receiving a bomb threat, with a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet escorting it.
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In brief
A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted on Monday, 2 November, after a bomb threat, according to Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi.
A Hungarian Gripen jet was launched under a NATO 'ALPHA' order and escorted the plane until it landed at 12:08 on the second runway, per Reuters.
The second runway at Budapest airport was temporarily closed, and traffic was moved to the other runway during the operation.
Diversion after bomb threat
A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted on Monday, 2 November, after it received a bomb threat, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said in a Facebook post. The aircraft changed course and asked for permission to land at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Fighter escort and landing
The NATO air defence alert service issued an 'ALPHA' intervention order, and a Hungarian Gripen fighter jet took off within minutes to escort the passenger plane until it landed. Reuters, as cited by rmf24.pl, gave the landing time as 12:08 on the airport's second runway. After the landing the military jet returned to its base at Kecskemet.
Airport and inspection
The second runway was temporarily closed, and arriving and departing flights were moved to the other runway. Wizz Air, as cited by 24.hu, said authorities are checking the aircraft and its passengers. Police carried out additional measures after the landing, according to the minister.
What the reports do not say
The articles do not describe the content of the threat, whether anything was found on the aircraft, or how many people were on board. The inspection of the plane and passengers was still under way in the reporting available at the time of writing.
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Sources and context
- LBCWizz Air flight forced to make emergency landing in Budapest after 'bomb threat'
- G4Media.roA Gripen plane escorted a Wizz Air aircraft until landing in Budapest after a bomb alertUn avion Gripen a escortat o aeronavă Wizz Air până la aterizarea la Budapesta, după o alertă cu bombă · original in Romanian
- rmf24.plBomb alert on board Wizz Air. Plane escorted by fighter jetAlarm bombowy na pokładzie Wizz Aira. Samolot eskortowany przez myśliwiec · original in Polish
- Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi
- Hungarian Defence Minister who announced the diversion and the Gripen escort
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