Wizz Air flight from London makes emergency landing in Budapest after bomb threat

A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia was diverted to Budapest after a mid-air bomb threat and escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.

• Wizz Air flight 4302 departed Luton at 08:33 GMT and landed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport after the threat.
• Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendis said a Gripen fighter jet escorted the passenger aircraft within minutes of the threat.
• Wizz Air said the plane taxied to a designated stand, where authorities carried out security checks on the aircraft and passengers.
• Wizz Air said the inspection found nothing and the plane would depart again shortly.