Over the past three days, Indian airlines have faced a surge of hoax bomb threats, with two flights—one from Akasa Air and another from IndiGo—being affected on Wednesday alone. The threats prompted emergency responses, resulting in diverted flights and significant disruptions for passengers. Authorities are working to trace the sources of these threats, with a total of 12 incidents reported in just 48 hours.
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00:00Two flights, one from Akasa Air and the other from Indigo, received bomb threats on Wednesday,
00:13which were later confirmed to be hoax calls.
00:16This marks the 12th such incident over the past three days.
00:21Earlier, an Indigo flight travelling from Mumbai to Delhi was diverted to Ahmedabad
00:29after a hoax bomb threat was received via social media.
00:33The flight carrying nearly 200 passengers and crew members had departed from Mumbai
00:38on Tuesday night.
00:40The threat was deemed a hoax on Wednesday.
00:43Today, a Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight was forced to return to Delhi following a
00:48bomb threat.
00:50Flight QP1335 with 184 passengers on board took off from Delhi and an emergency was declared
00:58at exact 1.15 pm.
01:04The aircraft made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi,
01:09where the threat was later confirmed to be another hoax.
01:13In a statement, Akasa Air explained that the flight was taken to an isolation bay after
01:19landing and passengers were safely deplaned, provided with refreshments and given regular
01:24updates.
01:26An Akasa Air spokesperson said,
01:28Akasa Air flight QP1335 flying from Delhi to Bengaluru on 16th October 2024, carrying
01:36174 passengers, three infants and seven crew members, received a security alert.
01:43The Akasa Air emergency response team monitored the situation to ensure all support was provided
01:49to the operating teams and information was transparently disseminated to relevant stakeholders.
01:56The spokesperson added,
01:58The captain followed all required emergency procedures, diverted the flight back to Delhi
02:04and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1.48 pm.
02:09In line with safety protocols, the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay upon landing
02:15and passengers were deplaned at 1.57 pm as local authorities conducted necessary safety
02:21and security checks.
02:23The spokesperson further noted,
02:25The Akasa Air teams are on the ground and prepared to assist all passengers, ensuring
02:30their safety and comfort, including providing refreshments and regular updates throughout
02:35the process.
02:36Ten flights received hoax bomb threats in 48 hours.
02:40On Tuesday, bomb threats were reported on a Delhi-Chicago Air India flight, a Jaipur-Bengaluru
02:46Air India Express flight, a Daman-Lucknow Indigo flight, a Darbhanga-Mumbai SpiceJet
02:52flight, a Siliguri-Bengaluru Akasa Air flight, an Alliance Air Amritsar-Dehradun-Delhi flight
02:58and an Air India Express flight from Madurai to Singapore.
03:03On Monday, two Indigo flights and one Air India flight faced similar hoax bomb threats.
03:08These were the Mumbai-New York Air India flight, a Muscat-bound Indigo flight and another Indigo
03:14flight heading to Jeddah.
03:16The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS, is collaborating with cyber security agencies
03:22and police to identify the individuals responsible for these threats.
03:27I'm your host Rhea and you were watching OneIndia.