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New York flight returns after hoax bomb threat

The Boeing 777 aircraft with at least 320 people on board was flying over Azerbaijan when the flight had to head back to Mumbai.

The Boeing 777 aircraft with at least 320 people on board was flying over Azerbaijan when the flight had to head back to Mumbai. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 11, 2025 08:40 AM IST

Air India New York bound flight returns to Mumbai after bomb threat

The Boeing 777 aircraft with at least 320 people on board was flying over Azerbaijan when the flight had to head back to Mumbai

The aircraft underwent mandatory checks by security agencies, before the threat was declared as a hoax. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 10, 2025 06:33 PM IST

Hoax calls: The new threat to the aviation industry

This article is authored by Sabu Sivaraman, airline captain and member, Human Factors Working Group of the Asia Society of Air Accident Investigators, Kuwait.

The aviation sector was hit with this spate of hoax bomb threats last Monday. (Representational image)
Published on Nov 04, 2024 12:38 PM IST

Over 100 Indian flights receive bomb threats in a single day

Mumbai Police have registered 14 cases in October related to bomb threats against airlines.


Over 100 Indian flights received bomb threats on Tuesday. (Picture for representation)(Prasad Gori/HT File Photo)
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 10:31 PM IST

Amid rising hoax bomb threats, Centre yet to name civil aviation security chief

In October alone, airports, flight operators, police, and CISF units across different states received over 300 bomb threats, disrupting flight operations.

Officials in the agency, which oversees aviation security said the appointment is important because BCAS is front-and-centre of the response to bomb threats that the country’s airlines have been besieged by over the past month. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 04:39 AM IST
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