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 thousands of passengers.

Bomb hoaxes come with a hefty price tag. Senior officials estimate that a single bomb threat can cost an airline more than Rs 3 crore.

BTAC protocols in India have been modified to address a surge of random online bomb threats against airlines. Enhanced security measures, including specific frisking procedures and revised indicators for threat assessment,

Indian airlines have been hit by a spate of bomb hoaxes since last Monday (October 14). The threats have sent the airlines, airports, and security agencies into a tizzy, and have forced a few flight diversions and strict post-landing security checks and screenings in a number of cases.

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 threats, mostly made via the social media platform X (formerly Twitter),

A total of ten flights operated by IndiGo Airlines received bomb threats on Tuesday. Of these, seven flights were being operated on international routes while three were domestic flights. This comes amid a series of hoax threats issued to several airlines in the last few days.

A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions.

Two flights heading to Hyderabad faced bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes. Authorities ensured the safety of passengers and crew during the incidents involving flight 6E 67 and 6E 297. Investigations are underway to identify the source of the threats.

Nepal Army conducted a security check on a Vistara flight from Delhi to Kathmandu after a bomb threat, which was later found to be a hoax. All 157 passengers were safely evacuated.