The Ministry of Civil Aviation now plans to put in place strict norms to prevent such incidents, including putting perpetrators on a no-flying list.

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said law enforcement agencies are actively pursuing all cases of bomb threats against airlines and the government is closely monitoring the situation

The Indian government is considering putting people behind hoax threats against flights on a no-fly list, according to several reports that cited government sources. The proposal was first made by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to the Union Aviation Ministry in June.

Inter-ministerial consultations underway to amend the Aircraft Act for 5-year imprisonment and a no-fly list for hoax bomb threats.

The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said on Thursday.

The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said on Thursday.

"Strongly condemn the recent bomb threats to Indian air carriers. We are closely monitoring the situation and ensuring that every necessary measure is taken against such actions,"

An Air India flight from Mumbai to London Heathrow has become the latest target for a string of hoax threats against Indian carriers. Flight AI129 was approaching the Essex coast after a nine-and-a-half flight from the Indian city.

The latest in a string of hoax threats made against Indian airlines targeted a flight from Germany, the airline said Thursday, with the plane landing safely in Mumbai. More than a dozen fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian air services this week,