Over the last 9 days, nearly 170 flights, domestic and international, have received bomb threats. These threats turned out to bo hoaxes but caused widespread panic and financial losses to airlines.
Hoax bomb threats: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the Centre is taking it very seriously and wants to ensure that these kinds of incidents don't happen.
70 bomb threats in a week caused a huge loss to the airlines, adding hardships to hundreds of passengers as well as staff at airports.
Earlier today, authorities were alerted at the Jaipur Airport as an Air India Express flight made an emergency landing following a bomb threat which later turnout out to be a hoax.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he can't comment on any kind of a conspiracy but from whatever little bit he knows. these calls are coming from some minors and pranksters.
The Police swung into action after nearly a dozen Indian flights, including some international flights, received bomb threats in the last two days. However, nothing suspicious was found in the planes and these threats turned out to be hoaxes.
Since the past few months, the bomb threats for the flights have increased. On Monday and Tuesday alone, several domestic and international flights of Air India and IndiGo received threats. Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday also convened a meeting with senior officials.
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