11:08 PM EST, 11/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Wizz Air's statement) A Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) flight from London to Sofia, Bulgaria, made an emergency landing at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, following a mid-air bomb threat. In a Facebook post on Monday, Hungary's Defense Minister Ruszin-Szendi Romulusz said a Gripen jet was deployed to escort the passenger aircraft, and that police took charge of the subsequent measures. A spokesperson for Wizz Air told MT Newswires that the flight was diverted following a bomb threat made during the flight. Relevant authorities conducted security checks on the plane and passengers after it landed at the Budapest airport. The spokesperson added that Wizz Air is cooperating with the authorities.

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