Airlines in India reported 809 hoax bomb threats in last five years

NEW DELHI: Airlines in India have reported 809 hoax bomb threats in the last five years, with 719 in 2024 alone, as per data tabled in Parliament.

“Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has information of a total of 809 hoax bomb threats received by airlines since 2020,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

According to the data shared by the minister, four hoax bomb threat messages were reported by the airlines in 2020 and two in 2021.