In response to recent bomb threats received by several airlines, the government is implementing new security measures. These include increasing the number of air marshals on flights and placing hoax callers on a "no-fly list."

Representatives from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, and the Ministry of Home Affairs met to discuss the situation. The Civil Aviation Ministry is working with law enforcement to identify and track fake callers for the updated no-fly list.

Air marshals, part of the NSG commandos, are primarily deployed on international flights and certain sensitive domestic routes.

Additionally, armed plainclothes security officials, known as sky marshals, are present on many passenger planes.

In the past three days, nearly a dozen Indian flights, both domestic and international, have received false bomb threats. 

Recently, two specific threats targeted an  Akasa Air flight Delhi-Bangalore flight returned to Delhi and an IndiGo Mumba -Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad, which was later confirmed to be hoaxes.

Airlines are pleading with the government to take action against this threat, which bothers travelers, messes up schedules, and is expensive. 

To address these incidents, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is collaborating with law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies to identify the individuals responsible for the threats.