A file photo of a Wizz Air plane on the tarmac at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in BudapestImage source, Reuters
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A file photo of a Wizz Air plane on the tarmac at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest

ByFreya Scott-Turner
  • Published13 minutes ago

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.