NEW DELHI: The federal government on Monday stated 13 individuals have been arrested in 2024 in reference to hoax bomb threats to airways. Final 12 months, a complete of 728 bomb threats have been acquired by airways and out of them, 714 have been acquired by home carriers, based on knowledge shared by the civil aviation ministry in Rajya Sabha.
Citing knowledge from the bureau of civil aviation safety (BCAS), minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol stated 728 hoax bomb threats have been acquired by airline operators in 2024.
Among the many Indian airways, IndiGo acquired the best variety of bomb threats at 216, adopted by Air India (179), Vistara (153), Akasa Air (72), SpiceJet (35), Alliance Air (26), Air India Specific (19) and Star Air (14).
The entire determine contains 14 bomb threats acquired by overseas carriers. Emirates and Air Arabia acquired 5 and three such threats, respectively, final 12 months whereas one risk every was acquired by Aeroflot, Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, Etihad, Nok Air, and Thai Lion Air, as per the info.
“Total 13 persons have been arrested in 2024 in connection with hoax bomb threats,” he stated in a written reply.
BCAS has mandated strong protocols for dealing with such threats and as a part of the bomb risk contingency plan (BTCP), each airport has a chosen bomb risk evaluation committee (BTAC) which analyses the risk and act accordingly.
“In order to deal with hoax bomb threats, BCAS has issued advisories to all the civil aviation stakeholders in the country to ensure streamlined security measures and to prevent any unlawful interference with civil aviation,” the minister stated.
