Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines.

Over the past three days, Indian airlines have faced a surge of hoax bomb threats, with two flights—one from Akasa Air and another from IndiGo—being affected on Wednesday alone. The threats prompted emergency responses,

Two more Indian passenger aircraft were diverted on Wednesday (Oct 16), the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made to airline companies involving the country - bringing the total to 12 in three days.

Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday expressed grave concern over multiple incidents of hoax threat to several airlines even as seven more flights received hoax threats on Wednesday,

In a fresh set of unforeseen troubles in the aviation sector, as many as 19 flights have received bomb threats in the past three days. However, the threats received through social media, have turned out to be hoaxes.

At least 10 Indian flights received hoax bomb threats over the past 48 hours, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore's Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat.

Nearly a dozen flights out of India received bomb threats within a 48-hour span this week, causing chaos and forcing the emergency landing of one plane. An Air India flight from Delhi to Chicago made an abrupt landing in Iqaluit,

Mumbai police have summoned a teenage boy, his father, and another individual from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, in connection with bomb threats targeting three international flights. The threats, posted on social media,

A minor from Chhattisgarh has been detained by the Mumbai Police for allegedly issuing hoax bomb threat calls to three flights.