Serbia’s Ministry of Defence said it scrambled fighter aircraft on November 6, 2026, following a report of an alleged explosive device aboard a Wizz Air passenger flight from Brussels to Sofia. After notification by air-traffic service SMATSA, the fighters identified the plane visually and escorted it to the Bulgarian border before returning to Batajnica airbase. Some air defence and rescue units were placed on heightened alert. The ministry statement did not establish that an explosive device was actually present; the alert should not be presented as a confirmed bomb discovery.
Serbian fighter jets escort Wizz Air flight after alleged bomb alert
Source: www.srbija.gov.rs, November 2026.
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