[ad_1] New Delhi: In recent times, there have been a lot of false calls about bombs in Indian flights, due to which the airlines are facing huge financial losses. According to a Times of India report, a false bomb threat can cause a loss of more than Rs 3 crore to an airline.Swaha becomes about Rs 3 croresIn fact, when information is received about a bomb in an aircraft, the flight is landed at the nearest airport instead of its scheduled airport. This not only consumes more oil, but also makes arrangements for checking the aircraft, accommodating the passengers in hotels and taking them to their destinations. About three crore rupees are spent on all this. If it is an international flight, the delay in coordination and landing with any other country on the route becomes even more costly.Understand the whole story like thisUnderstand this that on October 14, Air India's Boeing 777 flight left from Mumbai for New York. Shortly after takeoff, the airline received a bomb threat, due to which the plane had to make an emergency landing in Delhi. The weight of the aircraft during flight was approximately 340-350 tons, but for landing it was necessary to reduce it to 250 tons. For this, 100 tons of oil had to be thrown out of the plane just 2 hours after takeoff. The price of this oil itself was approximately Rs 1 crore. Apart from the wastage of oil, additional costs like charges for emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, accommodation expenses for passengers and crew, compensation for missed connecting flights, inspection of the aircraft and arrangement of new flight crew were also added. This entire process caused a loss of more than Rs 3 crore to one flight.In another incident, an Air India flight had to land in a remote area of Iqaluit in Canada due to a bomb threat. Due to this, the aircraft was kept grounded for more than three days, causing a loss of Rs 15-20 crore to the airline. Many passengers threaten to take the airline to court if they miss their connecting flights due to flight delays. In such a situation, a compromise has to be made by paying compensation.how many threatsTwo types of threats are often given. A threat is one that names a specific flight number. Second, in a general way, like saying that there are bombs on five Air India flights. An official said that a risk assessment is done. The source of the threat is seen, whether it comes via X (formerly Twitter), WhatsApp, call or email. Based on its evaluation metrics, the code is decided. This includes red (very serious), amber (serious) or green (most likely to be a fake call). A senior official of a big airline said, 'Even though the threats are turning out to be false, they cannot be ignored. Danger is not rejected under any circumstances because it is better to be safe. Even if it means losses and passengers' displeasure and apologies.Why is this economic terrorism?Grounding flights due to these false threats, wasting oil, cost of accommodation for crew and compensation for loss of passengers is putting huge financial pressure on the airlines. Officials of many airlines consider such false threats as 'economic terrorism' and are demanding strict action from the government. The Civil Aviation Ministry is preparing to implement strict rules to prevent these incidents. These will also include the provision of putting the culprits on the no-fly list with strict punishment and fine. [ad_2]
