After a wave of hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines over the past four days, the Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Zulfiquar Hasan, held a meeting with airline representatives at the BCAS headquarters in Delhi on Saturday to address the situation.

Over 30 hoax bomb threats have raised a matter of concern for flight operators and security staff. Flights that received the threats were IndiGo flight from Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul, from Jodhpur to Delhi and Vistara's flight from Udaipur to Mumbai.

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.

More than 30 flights of various Indian airlines, including Vistara, Air India and IndiGo, received bomb threats on Saturday, according to sources.Flights of Air India,

Over 20 flights operated by various Indian airlines reported bomb threats since Saturday morning. In the week gone by overall 38 flights were subjected to bomb threats via social media posts. Airlines including Vistara,

Hoax bomb threats to airlines are not unusual in India but it's not clear what triggered the sudden surge since Monday. Officials from the government's Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security did not respond to the BBC's emails for comment.

Flights of Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Vistara, SpiceJet, Star Air and Alliance Air have received the threats, say sources

Earlier today, five flights of IndiGo, one each of Vistara and Air India Express received bomb threats leading to emergency landings of the aircraft in some cases. In a few days, 40 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats.

BCAS officials met with airline representatives after over 30 flights received bomb threats, mostly false alarms. They discussed security protocols, with reassurance that Indian skies remain safe. BCAS Director General stressed the robustness of current procedures,

"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,"

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,