Airlines got 999 hoax bomb threats till Nov 14 this year; 256 FIRs filed: Govt

While 999 threats were received by airlines during the play from January to November 14, 2024, the number stood astatine 122 past twelvemonth and astatine 27 for the August-December 2022 period.

“256 FIRs person been filed since January 2024 till 14 November 2024, retired of which 163 FIRs person been filed during 14 October- 14 November 2024. 12 arrests person been made successful presumption of hoax weaponry menace since January 2024 till 14 November 2024,” the curate said.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for nonsubjective appraisal of threats. The indicative origin has been utile successful reducing clip taken by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) during the decision-making process.

“Also, to trim the wide clip taken for convening BTAC to little than 5 minutes, virtual assembly of BTAC done pre-generated video nexus has been acceptable up. Further, advisories for compulsory 10 per cent of secondary ladder constituent check-in for each flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled formation operations, enhanced information measures and surveillance astatine cargo terminals were issued,” Mohol said.

Further, the curate said the authorities is considering amending the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023 to enactment hoax menace messenger successful the no-fly list.

“It is besides being considered to amend Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation for covering Aircraft successful formation arsenic good arsenic connected ground, airdrome etc,” helium added.