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

Security personnel keep a vigil after a flight made an emergency landing at the airport following an alleged bomb threat, in Jodhpur, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. In little over a week, more than 120 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats. | Photo Credit: PTI

A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions. A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens,

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.

Even though the threats turned out to be hoaxes and all flights landed safely, planes were still diverted to Canada and Germany

The Boeing 777 Air India flight was forced to land at the Iqaluit airport in Canada on Tuesday after reports of a bomb threat - passengers were seen evacuating the plane

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

An Air India Express flight made an emergency landing in Ayodhya following a bomb threat received via phone. The aircraft, carrying passengers from Ja

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.

More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported Sunday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.