3 Flights Get Bomb Threats In 24 Hours, Over 35 Hoax Calls This Week

Saturday, 19 October 2024Newsdesk

Since Monday, at least 35 flights have received such threats, prompting the civil aviation ministry and authorities to put in place strict norms to deal with such situations.

New Delhi 19 October 2024

As per news report of NDTV,Three flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours, adding to a long list of hoax calls airlines have received this week, triggering an unprecedented security scare. A London-bound Vistara flight from Delhi (UK17) was diverted to Frankfurt, Germany, after a bomb threat. A Jaipur-Dubai Air India Express flight (IX 196) was given a threat, which turned out to be fake. Meanwhile, an Akasa Air flight (QP 1366) from Bengaluru to Mumbai also got a bomb threat shortly before departure.

Source - NDTV