End to the air drama: The plane mistakenly suspected of being hijacked landed in Bulgaria
[106887] End to the air drama: The plane mistakenly suspected of being hijacked landed in Bulgaria
An Israeli plane that was mistakenly reported as hijacked after the pilot accidentally pressed a distress button has landed safely in Bulgaria. The passengers are being held at the airport and are waiting for a replacement plane.
End to the air drama: The plane mistakenly suspected of being hijacked landed in Bulgaria
An air drama that began this morning (June 30, 2026) ended with the safe landing of an Israeli plane in Bulgaria, after it was mistakenly reported as hijacked. As reported on News from the Field on Telegram, the incident began following "the pilot accidentally pressing a distress button," which led to the scrambling of fighter jets due to fears of a security incident, which was cleared upon the resumption of contact.
Dramatic footage of the landing in Bulgaria shows local security forces approaching the plane with "drawn weapons." This description appears in all source channels that reported the incident, including Israel News IL and The News Arena.
According to the report on News from the Field on Telegram, the passengers are currently being held at the airport in Bulgaria for questioning and are waiting for a replacement flight to return them to Israel. As of this hour, all sources indicate that this was an operational human error and not a criminal or security incident.