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The government is taking steps to prevent hoax threats to commercial flights by considering placing individuals responsible for such actions on a no-fly list. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) proposed this idea to the Union aviation ministry in June. A senior official confirmed efforts to identify the relevant law for this move.
Security at airports and on flights has been increased with additional sky marshals. Authorities are close to catching those responsible for recent hoax calls. "Some people have been zeroed in on," sources reported.
Airlines are pressing the government to address this issue, as it causes inconvenience to passengers, disrupts schedules, and incurs significant costs. Air India is contemplating legal action to recover damages from those responsible for these threats. Both airlines and passengers expect the authorities to enforce the no-fly list soon.
Recent hoax threats have impacted flights over several days. On Wednesday, two flights received threats: an Akasa Delhi-Bangalore flight returned to Delhi, and an IndiGo Mumbai-Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad. Earlier in the week, threats affected at least 10 flights, including an Air India Delhi-Chicago flight which diverted to a remote Canadian town and an AI Mumbai-New York flight which returned to Delhi.
BCAS Director General Zulfiquar Hasan assured strict action against those behind the threats. “All standard operating procedures were followed. All our flights are safe and the Indian skies are absolutely safe.
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An alternate Air India crew will bring the plane and baggage to the U.S. Canadian minister of national defence Bill Blair stated, “With passengers from Air India flight 127 stranded in Iqaluit, after an emergency landing due to a bomb threat, we have approved a request to have Canadian Armed Forces provide an airlift to get passengers safely to their destination in Chicago.
" Air India thanked Canadian authorities for their support, stating, “Passengers are being ferried on a Canadian Air Force aircraft that took off from Iqaluit at 3.54 am (UTC) and is expected to land in Chicago at 7.48 am (UTC).
We thank the Canadian authorities and Iqaluit airport for their support and assistance extended to passengers and Air India during this unexpected disruption.” (With TOI inputs) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel ).
