Bomb threats: Govt amends aircraft security rules
Mint Ahmedabad|December 19, 2024
Against the backdrop of the recent spate of hoax bomb calls targeting airlines, the government has amended the aircraft security rules whereby perpetrators can face penalties and could even be barred from flying.
PTI

The civil aviation ministry has amended the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023. Two new rules—29A and 30A—have been introduced.

Airlines received 666 hoax bomb threats in October, while the total number of such threats stood at 999 this year till 14 November, as per official data.

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