Indian airlines face bomb threats frequently, and, thankfully, almost all of them are fake. However, the last two days saw a surge in such threats targeting multiple airlines and both domestic and international flights, some of which had to be diverted and escorted by military aircraft. The country’s aviation ministry has taken this seriously and called for a high-level meeting to identify the sources behind these threats.
Multiple bomb threats in a day The Indian aviation space was rattled with multiple bomb threats on Tuesday, causing confusion and chaos and triggering high-security protocols, leading to inconvenience to both airlines and passengers. These come just days after a New York-bound Air India Boeing 777 was diverted to New Delhi. The plane was operating on the Mumbai-New York sector and was flown back to Delhi as a precaution .
Another Air India US-bound plane was targeted on Tuesday when a Delhi-Chicago Boeing 777 flight received a bomb threat. The aircraft had completed most of its journey and had to be diverted to Canada's Iqaluit airport. Air India said that it had activated agencies at the airport to assist the passengers.
A Singapore-bound Air India Express flight was in a similar situation when a bomb threat forced the activation of Singapore's Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD), and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams. The plane was escorted away from populated areas and landed at Singapore Changi Airport a little after 22:00 local time. After it made .
