Eight more flights receive bomb threats

The spate of bomb threats to Indian carriers continued for the fourth day in a row on Thursday with at least eight flights receiving threats via the social media. These included five flights of Air India, two of Vistara, and one of IndiGo.

With Thursday’s incidents, the number of instances of bomb threats to Indian carriers’ flights since Monday has risen to more than 20. All threats came from unverified and anonymous accounts on the social media platform, X.

A Vistara flight operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai on Wednesday received a security threat on social media, an airline spokesperson said.

“A Vistara flight UK-028 operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai was subject to a security threat received on the social media. As per protocol, all relevant authorities were immediately informed. The aircraft safely landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, and was taken to the isolation bay where all customers were disembarked. We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks,” the Visatra spokesperson said.

7 social media handles blocked

Seven social media handles used for making hoax calls to several airlines were suspended or blocked by cyber security agencies.