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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu addressed the caller hoax weaponry calls connected respective home and planetary flights. (X/ANI)
The authorities is considering legislative measures to combat the caller surge successful weaponry threats targeting Indian airlines, said Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, adding that the medication wants to enactment the perpetrators connected no-fly list.
This comes aft astir 100 flights were subjected to weaponry threats successful the past week alone.
Addressing the media successful the nationalist capital, Naidu outlined 2 cardinal areas for imaginable legislative action. “We person identified 2 approaches we tin explore. First, we are looking astatine amending the Aircraft Security Rules. One of the proposals is to see individuals liable for specified threats connected the no-fly list. Second, we are examining amendments to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982,” Naidu said.
The curate added that the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is intimately coordinating with the Ministry of Home Affairs to grip the escalating threats. “We are continuously moving with the Home Ministry to show and respond to these incidents,” Naidu assured.
The question of threats began earlier this week erstwhile hoax weaponry alerts were issued for 3 planetary flights operated by Indian carriers.
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