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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India’s airline industry in chaos after 90 hoax bomb threats in a week

A young boy looking out of a window at planes and buses on the airport tarmac
Major Indian airlines such as Air India, Vistara, SpiceJet and IndiGo have primarily been targeted. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

A reported 90 hoax bomb threats have been made against Indian airlines in the past week, provoking international travel chaos as planes were grounded, diverted and flown to safety by fighter jet escorts.

The unprecedented surge in fake bomb threats against multiple Indian and international airlines has caused severe disruption to India’s aviation industry and created a growing sense of panic among air passengers.

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