Govt Mulls Banning Guilty On Bomb Hoax Trails
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Govt Mulling Flying Ban Against Guilty After 30 Bomb Hoax Calls
By Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, October 18: As hoax calls for delaying flights are on rise, with around 30 flights receiving hoax calls since Monday this week, the government is soon going to bring in new rules on this, with one proposed for five-year flying ban for those guilty of making false bomb threats.
In response, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is drafting new laws to deter these hoax callers. These laws may include stricter penalties. Currently, the law allows temporary bans of three to six months. The new changes would extend this ban across all airlines, increasing its deterrent effect.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is working with the law department to create a legal framework for these new rules. The government is also contemplating rules to place hoax callers on a no-fly list for several years. This aims to prevent further disruptions in air travel. The recent increase in hoax threats has disrupted airline operations and caused problems for passengers.
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Recently, many flights have faced such threats, causing emergency landings and security checks. For example, an Indigo flight from Coimbatore to Chennai was delayed due to a bomb threat. Similarly, Air India flights from Mumbai to New York and Delhi to Chicago had to land urgently because of online threats.
One proposed penalty is a five-year flying ban for those guilty of making false bomb threats. Currently, the law allows temporary bans of three to six months. The new changes would extend this ban across all airlines, increasing its deterrent effect.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said his Ministry is working on this and is considering changes in rules and legislation to ensure that such hoax bomb calls do not happen in the future.
“We can’t comment on a conspiracy but whatever little we have known, it (the threats) is coming from minors or some pranksters. For very little, petty things, they are trying to issue threats on social media or through phone calls. So these are isolated incidents, there is no kind of conspiracy we can comment on,” the minister has said.
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“From what we know, they are all individuals, most of them minors, who don’t understand the whole idea of what they are doing, and they are creating this kind of inconvenience,” he added.
India’s aviation market is one of the largest globally, so authorities are under pressure to improve safety measures and ensure traveller security. The goal is to reduce the negative impact these hoaxes have on air travel and public safety. By implementing stricter penalties and regulations, authorities hope to deter individuals from making false threats.
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