Lufthansa Group confirmed that earlier a bomb threat was received against an Austrian Airlines flight OS82 that departed from Tel Aviv to Vienna. Following the threat, the flight was diverted to land in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The plane landed safely at 8:42 p.m. (Central European Summer Time), and the company noted that there were 51 passengers and six crew members on board. The company reported that the plane, an Airbus A320, "is undergoing security scans and upon completion of the scans, passengers will be rebooked on an alternative flight as soon as possible."

