7 more flights get hoax threats today; aviation minister Ram Mohan says those responsible to be duly prosecuted | India News – Times of India
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 to IGI Airport. The Union home and aviation ministries are working together to tackle this issue and prosecute those responsible for these threats, which are disrupting flights, affecting thousands of passengers during the peak festive travel season, and causing significant financial losses to airlines.A "deeply concerned" Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu chaired a high-level meeting on the issue this Monday, attended by senior officials ...