A bomb threat led to an unexpected stop in Nunavut for these Air India passengers travelling to Chicago from New Delhi
After being escorted off the plane Tuesday morning, they learned of the bomb threat. Then came the shock of Nunavut’s 1 C temperatures. The passengers were ferried onto a Canadian Armed Forces’ aircraft and landed in Chicago mid-day Wednesday.
22 incidents of hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines this week. What we know so far
Mumbai Police have lodged 5 cases so far, Delhi Police have registered 8. No arrests yet, but a minor and a 32-year-old shop owner from Chhattisgarh have been detained.
Air India passengers get a lift from RCAF after bomb scare forces landing in Nunavut
More than 200 Air India passengers should be on the ground in Chicago this morning after their flight was diverted to Nunavut due to a bomb threat. The airline issued an update overnight via social media, thanking the Royal Canadian Air Force for helping ferry the 211passengers of Flight 127 from India to their final destination.
How hoax bomb threats are hurting air travel in India
A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions. A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens,
Air India Passengers Delayed by Hoax Bomb Threat in New York
Air India passengers arriving in New York from Mumbai on Saturday were delayed by a hoax bomb threat, adding to a string of false alarms the carrier has received this month.
Bomb hoax threats to Indian airlines spark chaos
More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported Sunday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.
Hoax Bomb Threats: From Spice Jet, Indigo to Vistara, airlines in India on edge, Centre plans action
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is in talks with the other concerned ministries to make required amendments in the existing laws to make them more stringent to deal with the cases of hoax bomb threats for flights,
Hoax bomb threats: Which airline has been hit the hardest?
So far this week, more than 70 domestic and international flights of Indian airlines have received bomb threats, with all of them turning out to be hoaxes.
Aviation Safety Body's Chief Amid Surge In Hoax Bomb Threats: 'Indian Skies Absolutely Safe'
Amid a surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines, officials from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) held a meeting with airline representatives at the agency's headquarters in Delhi on Saturday.
India Aviation Tragedy: Hoax Bomb Threat Diverts Dubai-Jaipur Air India Flight 26th Threat in 4 Days
An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur made an emergency landing after receiving a bomb threat via email. With over 26 hoaxes reported in recent days, authorities are taking serious measures,
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3 boys face charges after alleged bomb threat at Toronto subway station
Three teenage boys have been charged in connection with a bomb threat at a downtown Toronto subway station last week, police say. Toronto police said they were called to St. Patrick Subway ...
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Mass bomb threat sent to dozens of Jewish institutions across Canada
Multiple synagogues, Jewish community centers, and hospitals in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa were targeted with an emailed bomb threat early Wednesday morning. In response to the threat ...
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Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival
The premiere of the documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Saturday night premiere of the film at ...
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Eby says no place for violence in politics as RCMP probe B.C. NDP office bomb threat
LANGLEY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby says violence should have no place in politics after a party campaign office in ...
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As antisemitism soars, The Jerusalem Post rallies behind Canada’s Jews
It was a quiet afternoon last month when the tranquility of Toronto’s Jewish neighborhoods was shattered by bomb threats targeting over 100 Jewish institutions, including synagogues and ...
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Hate crime investigation opened into shooting at Jewish school in Toronto
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an official statement regarding a suspected terror event at a Jewish school ...
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Sikh groups call for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto
Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence ...
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‘Russians At War’ Finally Shows In Toronto As A “Stand Against That Abuse, Against Those Threats” That Forced TIFF To Halt Screenings
The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International Film Festival paused screenings due to “significant threats” last week ...
An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up
An Air India Boeing 777 diverted to Canada's Nunavut territory after an online security threat. The Canadian Air Force took ...