The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousand

India vowed to punish those responsible for hoax bomb threats that have disrupted dozens of flights and caused airlines huge financial losses.

This wave of threats follows yesterday's incidents where 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats

Indian airlines have been targeted with more than 100 hoax bomb threats in the last week, affecting the global aviation network both across the country and beyond its shores.

Air India passengers arriving in New York from Mumbai on Saturday were delayed by a hoax bomb threat, adding to a string of false alarms the carrier has received this month.

Earlier on Wednesday, seven flights of IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa received similar bomb threats. Prior to that, nearly a dozen flights operated by Indian carriers received similar threats on Monday and Tuesday.

Air India Mumbai-London flight receives bomb threat an hour before landing; 5 Air India flights have received threats today

Last week’s Air India bomb scare, which left hundreds of passengers stranded for 18 hours, has prompted a review into how Iqaluit International Airport can better handle emergencies, including bomb threats.

India's civil aviation minister says a series of airline bomb threats is the work of "minors and pranksters." He wants to pass legislation to allow for tougher punishments and put an end to the travel chaos.