Amid a surge in hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu expressed serious concern and said that the government is committed to take strict action against those responsible for these malicious acts.
The surge in bomb threats to Indian airlines shows no signs of slowing, on Friday more than 20 aircraft of various airlines received bomb threats this afternoon as per the Civil Aviation sources.
A senior official from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that the decision to double the number of Air marshals has been taken recently after assessment of the growing threat and getting inputs from intelligence agencies.