Wizz Air flight from London in emergency landing after bomb threat

A Wizz Air flight travelling from London Luton Airport to Sofia has been escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet to Budapest after a mid-air bomb threat.

The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International.

Authorities there "carried out the necessary security checks on the aircraft and passengers", a spokesperson for Wizz Air said.

But the website said it landed in Budapest at 12:09 local time (11:09 GMT).

In a post on social media, Ruszin-Szendis said that after receiving the bomb threat, the Wizz Air flight had requested permission to land at the airport in Budapest.

"Within minutes, a Hungarian Defence Forces Gripen fighter jet took to the skies and provided an escort for the passenger aircraft", he said.

After this, the jet returned to its base and police took charge of the incident, he added.

The airline said that after the plane made the emergency landing, it taxied "to a designated stand" where the security checks were carried out.

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