Police in India's financial capital Mumbai have arrested a minor for allegedly posting online bomb threats to three flights earlier this week, India's aviation minister said. Indian airlines have this month received a spate of threats to domestic and international flights on their social media,

This week saw at least 22 instances of hoax bomb threats being made to Indian airlines, impacting seven national and international flights. All of these threats were issued via multiple accounts on social media platform X.

Hoax bomb threats to airlines are not unusual in India but it's not clear what triggered the sudden surge since Monday. On Wednesday, India's civil aviation minister said the ministry was closely monitoring the situation and making "every possible effort" to safeguard flight operations.