10 More IndiGo Flights Receive Bomb Threats

Notably, around 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night, reported news agency PTI, citing airline sources. Airlines including IndiGo, Vistara, and Air India were targeted in the latest series of bomb threats, causing chaos in the aviation sector over the past week.

In a little over a week, more than 120 flights operated by Indian carriers have been received bomb threats. While most of these threats have turned out to be hoaxes, the airlines continue to face operational challenges due to the protocols that must be followed during such incidents.

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday said life imprisonment to those who make hoax calls or social media posts will be proposed as an amendment to security rules, along with putting such offenders on the no-fly list.

Naidu confirmed that amendments are being planned to aviation security rules and the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982. He said the central government is planning to take legislative actions to deal with instances of bomb threats to airlines, which have plagued airport authorities, carriers and flyers over the past week.