The account adamlanza1111 has since been suspended.
In the wake of an India-wide spate of hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines, with as many as 70 such posts made during the current week, nearly 70% have traced back to a single source: an anonymous and unverified account on X posting threats to 46 domestic and international flights of Indian carriers in two days.
According to an Indian Express report, the handle @adamlanza1111 made as many as 12 threats on Friday night and 34 on Saturday, in addition to posting threats to international carriers such as American Airlines, Jet Blue, and Air New Zealand.
Active till Saturday afternoon, the handle was suspended by the Elon Musk-owned social media platform, earlier known as Twitter.
Indian carriers threatened by adamlanza1111
Air India, Vistara, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Alliance Air, SpiceJet, and Star Air. Star Air reportedly received threatening messages for four flights, while the rest received similar for five.
The threat messages were the same for all: “There are bombs onboard five of your planes…No one will make out alive. Hurry up and evacuate the plane.”.
Some flights were airborne when the threats were issued, while others had completed their journey.
The BCAS, the safety body for aviation, met airline representatives at its headquarters in Delhi last evening.
During this meeting, conducted by BCAS chief Zulfiqar Hasan, DG BCAS, the participants discussed several issues related to menace beings. Hasan told them to follow safety and security guidelines strictly.
