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Bomb threats against airlines are taken especially seriously in India, which was rattled by a series of bombings and hijackings from the 1970s to 1990s.
The tail of an Air India aircraft carrying more than 100 passengers hit the runway while taking off, forcing it to make an emergency landing at a nearby airport.. The flight was en route to Saudi ...
On 9 December 2024, over 40 schools in Delhi received emails of bomb threats demanding a ransom of $30,000 and saying or else students would be injured by multiple small hidden explosives, causing school evacuations and widespread panic. [36] Also on 9 December, six hotels in Gurugram received bomb threats causing panic. Bomb squads and police ...
The airport is the second-busiest airport in the state of Kerala, eighth-busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic [6] and the 16th overall in India, as of 2024. In the financial year 2023-24, the airport handled over 4.4 million passengers, with a total of over 30,000 aircraft movements.
Metrojet Flight 9268 was an Airbus A321 that took off from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, to Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia. About 23 minutes after takeoff at 6:13 EST (4:13 UTC) 31 October 2015, a bomb exploded in the aircraft, causing it to disintegrate in mid-air. All 217 passengers and 7 crew members died.
A plane full of passengers was evacuated after a tourist made an apparent fake bomb threat at a Bangkok airport, local reports say. An AirAsia flight saw 162 passengers and six crew members ...
On 29 October 2023, a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb of Kochi, India. [1] [2] Five women, two men, and a child were killed and more than fifty other people were injured when the group was holding a Sunday morning session of their annual regional convention in southern India's Kerala state.
Indian authorities temporarily closed the Taj Mahal on Tuesday morning after a bomb threat triggered a high-security alert at the iconic monument.. Over 1,500 tourists were safely escorted out as ...