Indian Aviation Interrupted Due to Increased Bomb Threats; Government Responds

Concerns about safety have grown even more since the last 24 hours, when bomb threats were sent to over 85 flights from big Indian airlines. This worrying trend has been going on for more than a week and has changed the trip plans of a huge number of people across the country. Twenty planes from Air India, twenty from Indigo, twenty from Vistara, and twenty five from Akasa Airlines were among those that were being watched. Over 170 flights have been threatened in this way so far, which is a huge number that requires immediate action from the officials.

The Central government is now looking into how to best fight these threats with new laws. One of the steps being thought about is making a "no-fly" list of people who are guilty for these kinds of incidents. The goal of this move is to make things safer and stop possible threats from happening in the future.

To deal with the growing number of these bomb threats, the Delhi Police have started an investigation by filing eight different First Information Reports. It is said that over 90 domestic and foreign flights have been attacked in the last eight days alone. There are now stricter security measures in place to protect passengers and crew members while officials work hard to find the source of these threats.

Based on early findings, it looks like a group of tech-savvy people may be behind these fake threats. Because of this, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology called a meeting with planes and big social media sites like Meta and X (formerly Twitter). The goal is to work together on ways to deal with the problem and stop people from abusing technology for bad reasons.

Despite investigators' best attempts to track the IP addresses linked to these threats, they have had a hard time because so many people use VPNs, which hide their real locations. Because of this, the government has asked tech companies to work together more to help them find the source of these dangerous messages more easily.

The government has also criticised X for what it sees as not doing enough to stop accounts from spreading fake bomb threats. It has been suggested by officials that AI-based technology be used to find and block accounts that send out large amounts of threats. This is another way that social media sites can help fight false information and keep people safe.

On October 16, an Akasa Air flight that was supposed to go to Bengaluru had to turn around and go back to Delhi because of a bomb threat sent from an account on X. This was one of three incidents related to the recent threats, which shows how worried people are getting about people using social media for bad reasons.

India's air travel safety and security are in danger while the government tries to deal with this ongoing problem. It's easy to see why passengers are worried, and the airline industry is under a lot of pressure to deal with the problems these fake threats have caused. Getting people to trust airlines again by committing to stricter rules and better working with tech companies is a big step in the right direction.

At this point in the investigation, both passengers and airline workers are hoping for quick action that will not only stop this current threat but also make future flights safer and more secure. More changes are likely to happen in the next few days as the government tries harder to keep the air safe for everyone.

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