Airlines received 994 hoax bomb threats this year till November 13 and robust protocols are in place to handle such threats, the government has said.
To deal with the menace of hoax calls in a comprehensive manner, the civil aviation ministry plans to amend the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982, and Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023.
A total of 1,143 hoax bomb threat messages/calls were received from August 2022 till November 13, 2024, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Muralidhar Mohol informed Rajya Sabha on November 25.
During the period from August 2022 to December 2022, there were 27 threats and the number rose to 122 last year.
From January to November 13, 2024, the total threats received stood at 994, as per the data shared by the minister in a written reply to the Upper House.
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