Bulgarian security personnel boarded the Bulgaria Air passenger plane that landed in Burgas and questioned the pilot and passengers, according to journalist Dan Fisher (N12). Passengers now await a replacement aircraft to fly them to Tel Aviv.
Bulgarian security officials boarded the diverted Bulgaria Air flight at Burgas Airport and conducted an investigation on board, interrogating the pilot and passengers. The aircraft — which originally declared a hijack over Poland before reversing that assessment mid-flight — diverted to Burgas, Bulgaria, rather than to its intended destination of Tel Aviv. Passengers are now waiting for a replacement aircraft to complete the journey to Israel. This development follows the false-hijack incident earlier Tuesday, which saw the plane reverse course over Poland and later land in Burgas after an initial diversion toward Cyprus was called off. The Bulgarian security check is a routine procedure following a declared emergency of this kind. No further details on the duration of the investigation or the condition of passengers have been released.
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