NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Okay Rammohan Naidu on Monday stated that the federal government is trying to amend guidelines to place perpetrators Naidyuof bomb threats to airways on no-fly record within the wake of a number of hoax bomb threats concentrating on airways.
Addressing a press convention Naidu stated amendments are being deliberate to aviation safety guidelines in addition to the Suppression of Illegal Acts Towards Security of Civil Aviation Act, 1982.
“From the ministry, we’ve considered some legislative motion whether it is required. We’ve got come to the conclusion that there are two areas that we will discover – 1) Modification in Plane Safety Guidelines…one of many concepts that we wish to propagate by altering these guidelines is that when we catch maintain of the perpetrator who’s behind this, we wish to put them within the no-flying record… 2) Suppression of Illegal Acts Towards Security of Civil Aviation Act,” Naidu informed the reporters.
“We’re making it a cognizable offence, so based mostly on that modification, there’s a going to be a punishment and in addition tremendous,” he added.
Previously week, Indian airways have acquired practically 100 bomb threats concentrating on their flights.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS) is repeatedly in contact with the ministry of residence affairs on the state of affairs of bomb threats to flights, he stated.
