A bomb threat assessment (BTAC) was done at Cochin International Airport (CIAL) following a social media post aimed at a Kochi-Bengaluru Alliance flight on Saturday. CIAL said a bomb threat was received for Alliance flight 9I 506 COK-BLR.

A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions. A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens,

More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported Sunday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.

Over the past week, dozens of flights got bomb threat calls, with all of them eventually turnout out to be hoaxes.

Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has stated that the aviation security regulator is working to find solid solutions for the continuous hoax bomb threats faced by Indian airlines,

An anonymous account on the X platform was reportedly behind bomb threats to at least 40 flights. India has threatened ‘very strict action’.