994 hoax bomb threats to airlines till Nov 13 this year, says govt in RS

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A total of 1,143 hoax bomb threat messages/calls were received from August 2022 till November 13, 2024, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Muralidhar Mohol informed Rajya Sabha on November 25.

To deal with the menace of hoax calls in a comprehensive manner, the civil aviation ministry plans to amend the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982, and Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023.

Airlines received 994 hoax bomb threats this year till November 13 and robust protocols are in place to handle such threats, the government has said.

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