An unprecedented number of flights were disrupted by at least 70 bomb threats in India, sparking concern among passengers and calls for renewed action within the aviation sector.
Even though the threats turned out to be hoaxes and all flights landed safely, planes were still diverted to Canada and Germany, while fighter jets had to escort aircraft in Britain and Singapore.
Officials from India’s aviation safety body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met the chief executive officers of the airlines in New Delhi on Saturday to go over the operating…
