The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said on Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Thursday said the ministry is looking at amending civil aviation regulations to ensure strict action is taken against incidents of bomb threats to airlines. ADVERTISEMENTIn four days, at least 25 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats, including international flights, and some of them were diverted. Placing individuals making hoax bomb threats in the airlines' no-fly list is one of the proposals being looked at, the official added. The provisions being followed in foreign countries to deal with hoax bomb threats are also being examined by the ministry.

Source: The Telegraph October 17, 2024 15:44 UTC