The increased incidents of hoax calls to an airline or to a market place and theater has raised the hackles of Delhi Police and airport authorities. Apart from the financial losses incurred, hoax calls are causing huge loss of manpower to the police department. During this year alone, 65 such calls with the threat of exploding a bomb have been received by Delhi Police. Last year, 88 calls were received.
Such calls have caused hefty losses to the airlines, which claim that every time an aircraft is grounded it incurs a loss of Rs 2 crore approximately.
“From arranging for meals and accommodation for the flyers to providing them with alternate flights, an airline goes through all kinds of trouble when a terror threat is reported on one of its flights. Passengers remain our priority and all the efforts to maintain their comfort are made. Every disruption in a flight schedule due to a terror alert costs an airline Rs 1.5 to 2.5 crore at an average,” said an airport official.
10/07/16 Sumit Kumar Singh/New Indian Express
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Such calls have caused hefty losses to the airlines, which claim that every time an aircraft is grounded it incurs a loss of Rs 2 crore approximately.
“From arranging for meals and accommodation for the flyers to providing them with alternate flights, an airline goes through all kinds of trouble when a terror threat is reported on one of its flights. Passengers remain our priority and all the efforts to maintain their comfort are made. Every disruption in a flight schedule due to a terror alert costs an airline Rs 1.5 to 2.5 crore at an average,” said an airport official.
10/07/16 Sumit Kumar Singh/New Indian Express
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