WizzAir flight made emergency landing in Budapest due to bomb threat

At around 3:30 PM this afternoon, a plane flying over Hungary was forced to abort its flight and turn back to Liszt Ferenc International Airport, where it made an emergency landing.

Emergency landing due to a bomb threat

A Wizz Air flight was forced to interrupt its journey due to a bomb threat. The plane was already flying over Lake Balaton when the pilots were informed of the threat and immediately turned back to Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The passengers had to leave the plane via the emergency slide.

According to the aviation news website Airportal.hu, Wizz Air flight W6 5058 from Bari to Krakow was interrupted by a bomb threat, Blikk.hu writes.

The Airbus A321neo aircraft, registration HA-LGA, turned towards Budapest at the north-western part of Lake Balaton and started descending. The aircraft landed on runway 31R and then came to a stop in holding bay B5, where it was surrounded by firefighters. According to information, the passengers were evacuated on emergency slides.

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Response from Wizz Air

The airline responded, as can be read in the article of Index.hu:

Wizz Air confirms that its flight W6 5058 from Bari to Krakow received an anonymous bomb threat on Wednesday, 20 July. Following the announcement, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Budapest. The aircraft crew and the airline’s operations control centre acted in accordance with the relevant protocol. The aircraft landed safely in Budapest and the authorities are currently carrying out the necessary checks to establish whether the threat was false. Passengers and crew have already been evacuated.