A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest airport on Monday after receiving a bomb threat.
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet was deployed to escort the passenger aircraft, which landed in Budapest.
Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi confirmed the news in a Facebook post: "The plane received a bomb threat, which forced it to abort its flight, and the landing was secured by a Gripen fighter jet.
