Airlines got nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year

India's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year
India's airlines have experienced almost 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year, the country's deputy civil aviation minister said.
Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats
India's airlines and airports received 999 hoax bomb threats this year as of 14 November, the country's deputy civil aviation minister told its parliament. This was nearly 10 times more than the threats received in 2023, Mr Murlidhar Mohol said.
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Airlines and airports in India received a total of 999 hoax bomb threats from the start of this year until Nov 14, nearly 10 times more than in the whole of 2023, the country's deputy civil aviation m
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Indian Airlines Count 999 Hoax Bomb Threats So Far
It's been a record-setting year for hoax bomb threats at India's airports and airlines. More than 500 came in the last two weeks of October, pushing the year's total to 999 as of Nov. 14. That's almost 10 times more threats than the 122 received in all of last year,
Indian Airlines Suffer Through 1,000 Hoax Bomb Scares
Airports and airlines in India have been hit with nearly 1,000 fake bomb threats as of earlier this month. Yawar Nazir/ Murlidhar Mohol, the country's deputy civil aviation minister, told parliament that 999 bogus threats had been received as of Nov.
1,000 bomb hoaxes on airlines this year
Airlines have received almost 1,000 bomb hoax messages so far this year. Junior minister for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday said in Parliament: "As many as 27 hoax bomb threat calls were received between Aug and Dec 2022.
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Indian airlines, airports received 999 hoax bomb threats so far this year
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Airlines and airports in India received a total of 999 hoax bomb threats from the start of this year ...
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