Sun Oct 20 18:31:22 UTC 2024: – On Sunday, 24 flights from various Indian airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, Akasa Air, and Air India, received bomb threats, primarily categorized as hoaxes.
– Specifically, six flights each from IndiGo, Vistara, and Air India were affected, contributing to over 90 bomb threats received in the past few days.
– IndiGo confirmed a situation involving flight 6E 58 from Jeddah to Mumbai and assured prioritization of passenger safety while cooperating with authorities.
– Akasa Air activated its Emergency Response team and followed standard procedures for several of its flights receiving alerts.
– Vistara also reported threats for six of its flights, stating that they were following security protocols as directed by authorities.
– Earlier, on Saturday, more than 30 flights of Indian airlines received similar bomb threats, causing significant disruption and distress at airports.
– The threats were mostly communicated via social media, with at least one instance of a note found on a flight indicating a bomb.
– A meeting was held by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) with airline CEOs to address the issue, and the civil aviation ministry plans to implement stricter regulations against hoax threats, including potentially blacklisting offenders from flying.

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