Nearly 80 flights receive bomb threats on Tuesday

Hyderabad: Nearly 80 domestic and international flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours on Tuesday, keeping thousands of passengers and security agencies on tenterhooks. All the threats turned out to be fake.

The estimated losses incurred by airlines due to the disruptions would be around `600 crore, according to two former airline officials.

Two flights that took off from Hyderabad received bomb threats after they landed at their destinations on Tuesday, said RGIA station house…