The unprecedented increase in fake bomb threats against several national and international airlines has caused severe disruption to India’s aviation industry.

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.

The Centre has reportedly asked social media platforms Meta and X to share the data of the people behind these threats

Government sources indicated that some of the culprits have already been identified, and appropriate action is being taken, though specific details such as the origin of the threats have not been disclosed.

Authorities at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda faced bomb threats on two flights, which were later identified as hoaxes. Security was tightened as precautionary measures were implemented to ensure passenger safety and operations continued smoothly.

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

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

A bomb threat targeted a Vistara flight approaching Bandaranaike International Airport. Emergency protocols were enacted, and the aircraft successfully landed with passengers safely evacuated. The incident is part of a proliferation of threats affecting over 250 flights from Indian carriers in recent days.

Six flights from India declared emergencies within 30 minutes of each other. It comes as fake bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on Indian airlines.

The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousands of passengers. In less than two weeks,