Source : Perth Now news
A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia has been diverted to Budapest airport after receiving a bomb threat, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi says in a Facebook post.
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet was deployed to escort the passenger aircraft, which landed in Budapest.
The Wizz Air flight was travelling from London to Sofia, Bulgaria, when it received the bomb threat and diverted from its original route.
Authorities are carrying out a security inspection of the aircraft and the passengers, Wizz Air told news site 24.hu.
The Gripen jet returned to its base in Kecskemét after the incident.
Police have been carrying out additional measures following the landing, Ruszin-Szendi added.
