NEW DELHI: In a major security breach, Air India on Saturday reported the discovery of an ammunition cartridge in the pocket of a seat on a flight from Dubai to Delhi on October 27. The cartridge was found on flight AI916 after it had landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, with all passengers safely…
NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday said that the government is looking to amend rules to put perpetrators Naidyuof bomb threats to airlines on no-fly list in the wake of multiple hoax bomb threats targeting airlines.Addressing a press conference Naidu said amendments are being planned to aviation security rules as well…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The aviation sector faced an unprecedented wave of hoax bomb threats Saturday, with 30 to 40 flights across Indian carriers and five Delta Air Lines flights being targeted. This marks the highest number of threats in a single day, adding to the disruption the industry has endured over the week since Monday.The hoaxes…
NEW DELHI: At least seven more flights received hoax threat messages on Wednesday, bringing the total number of affected airliners to nearly 20 in the past three days. An IndiGo Riyadh-Mumbai flight (6E 74) was diverted to Muscat on Wednesday, and its Mumbai-Delhi flight (6E 651) to Ahmedabad, while Akasa’s Delhi-Bengaluru flight (QP 1335) returned…
NEW DELHI: Hoax bomb threat messages have made it a maniac Monday for three international flights of two Indian carriers and close to 600 passengers onboard. Since any threat is taken very seriously, one flight — Air India Mumbai-New York was diverted to Delhi — and two others delayed for being checked thoroughly before being…
NEW DELHI: Security at Indian airports is all set to move to the next level by becoming less obtrusive and more high-tech. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel could be relieved from checking ticket details & matching them with photo I cards at terminal entry to allow passenger access — something that can be done…
