Threat is in the air
It was not just Uikey, though. Between May and November so far, India received about 900 threatening messages, including 600 posted on X, according to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is in charge of security at commercial airports. These threats were all directed at airlines. Sources in the industry say in the past two months alone, over 1,000 flights—domestic and foreign— were delayed due to threatening calls, texts and social media posts that turned out to be fake. The losses that the airlines ran up due to this during the period could amount to about Rs 500 crore.
The disruption has been on an alarming scale as flights were moved to isolation bays where bomb squads were pressed into service, travellers and crew were deboarded and checked, and the aircraft combed from nose to tail, with security amped up at airports.
As threats delayed flights by six-seven hours, the on-time performance of airlines in the four major airports plummeted to 60% in August-September this year from 80% in the same period last year. It could be even more dismal in October when hoax messages surged, but the numbers have yet to be released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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