India bringing in a new law to curb the menace of hoax bomb threat calls disrupting airlines flying
The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousands of passengers.
13 Air India, 11 Vistara & 10 IndiGo flights receive bomb threats, total tally nears 150 in a week
This wave of threats follows yesterday's incidents where 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats
Air India Passengers Delayed by Hoax Bomb Threat in New York
Air India passengers arriving in New York from Mumbai on Saturday were delayed by a hoax bomb threat, adding to a string of false alarms the carrier has received this month.
Bomb threats to 30 flights of IndiGo, Vistara and Air India
Security personnel keep a vigil after a flight made an emergency landing at the airport following an alleged bomb threat, in Jodhpur, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. In little over a week, more than 120 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats. | Photo Credit: PTI
How hoax bomb threats are hurting air travel in India
A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions.
India’s aviation safety body says ‘skies absolutely safe’ after 70 fake bomb threats disrupt air travel
Even though the threats turned out to be hoaxes and all flights landed safely, planes were still diverted to Canada and Germany
Air India flight horror as hundreds of passengers diverted after bomb threat
The Boeing 777 Air India flight was forced to land at the Iqaluit airport in Canada on Tuesday after reports of a bomb threat - passengers were seen evacuating the plane
Air India Mumbai-London Flight receives bomb threat an hour before landing
Earlier on Wednesday, seven flights of IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa received similar bomb threats. Prior to that, nearly a dozen flights operated by Indian carriers received similar threats on Monday and Tuesday.
Air India flight from Mumbai to London is latest target of bomb threats
An Air India flight from Mumbai to London Heathrow has become the latest target for a string of hoax threats against Indian carriers. Flight AI129 was approaching the Essex coast after a nine-and-a-half flight from the Indian city. It appeared to be descending for a normal landing at Heathrow.
India Seeks To Bolster Law After Airline Bomb Hoax Threats
India's aviation minister said Monday he wanted to tighten laws after more than 90 fake bomb threats against Indian airlines in the past week triggered travel chaos and terror.
Bomb threat forces Alliance Air’s Assam-Kolkata flight to make emergency landing
The threat, which eventually turned out to be a hoax, was one of 25 received by flights across India on the same day.
An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up
An Air India Boeing 777 diverted to Canada's Nunavut territory after an online security threat. The Canadian Air Force took ...
What’s behind the 70 bomb threats that disrupted air travel in India?
Bomb scares have thrown Indian aviation into turmoil by forcing emergency diversions, landings, and evacuations of flights ...
Cops dial X, other social media platforms for info on flight bomb threat posts
Delhi Police have reached out to social media platforms, including X, seeking information about accounts posting fake bomb ...