Air India passengers arriving in New York from Mumbai on Saturday were delayed by a hoax bomb threat, adding to a string of false alarms the carrier has received this month.

The chilling claim was made in a response to a popular US blog which was talking about flights with Delta Airlines, but it is not yet clear what airline is affected

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,

An Air India flight from Mumbai to London Heathrow has become the latest target for a string of hoax threats against Indian carriers. Flight AI129 was approaching the Essex coast after a nine-and-a-half flight from the Indian city.

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur, with 189 passengers on board, received a bomb threat on Saturday by email, adding to a long list of hoax calls to Indian airlines over the past week.

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.