Govt mulling legislative actions to deal with bomb threats to airlines: Naidu

New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu Monday said the government plans to take legislative actions to deal with instances of bomb threats to airlines, including placing perpetrators of such threats on the no-fly list.

In the last one week, nearly 100 flights of Indian airlines received bomb threats.

Also Read

Railways issue clarification as Kapil Sibal, RJD MP question timing of special trains to Bihar

5 hours ago

Nine detained in J&K Counter-Intelligence’s crackdown against online terror in Valley

6 hours ago

At a briefing in the national capital, Naidu said amendments are being planned to aviation security rules as well as the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is continuously in touch with Ministry of Home Affairs on the situation of bomb threats to flights, he said.

To a query on whether there is a conspiracy behind the threats, Naidu said investigations are on and did not offer any specific comments.

“Safety and security of passengers are of utmost priority,” he said.

PTI