Border / security incident
Border / security incidentBulgaria
Bulgarian MiG-29s scrambled to escort three passenger aircraft after bomb threats
At 10:11 on 5 November 2026, Bulgarian MiG-29s from the 3rd Air Base at Graf Ignatievo took off to intercept and escort three passenger aircraft bound for Bulgaria after three bomb threat reports. One aircraft landed at Plovdiv Airport, the other two at Sofia’s Vasil Levski Airport. The Bulgarian Air Force said so through the Ministry of Defence Information Centre.
Sources
Armymedia.bg · armymedia.bg
Екипажи на МиГ-29 бяха активирани в отговор на бомбени заплахи на пътнически самолетиPrimary sourceNews agencyArmyInform · armyinform.com.ua
No Bombs Found. Fighter Jets Scrambled. Europe Faces a Wave of Aviation ThreatsMilitaryBulgarian News Agency (BTA) · bta.bg
Още един полет е бил обект на бомбена заплаха в БукурещNews agencyAgerpres · agerpres.ro
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