Govt sets Rs 1 cr fine for airline bomb hoaxes under revised security rules

The government has revised the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023, under which a person making hoax bomb threats can be fined up to Rs 1 crore.

By Connect Gujarat Desk 19 Dec 2024 in Travel

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Govt sets Rs 1 cr fine for airline bomb hoaxes under revised security rules

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The government has revised the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023, under which a person making hoax bomb threats can be fined up to Rs 1 crore.

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a gazette notification adding Section 30A to the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023.

Violations under these provisions carry penalties ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore, based on whether the offender is an individual or a larger organisation with up to 300 employees.

According to government data, a total of 1,143 hoax bomb threats were reported by domestic airlines between August 2022 and November 13, 2024, with a significant spike in cases this year.

The civil aviation ministry said in Parliament last month that 994 of these threats occurred in 2024 alone.

In connection with the October surge of hoax calls, authorities have detained two suspects: a 35-year-old resident of Gondia, Maharashtra, named Jagdish Shriam Uikey, and a 17-year-old from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.