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SpiceJet announces flights to Bangladesh, Myanmar
Budget airline SpiceJet has announced intentions to start flights from India’s North East region to Bangladesh and Myanmar by the end of June in an effort to improve its global connections.
The airline also plans to restart four grounded aircraft, including two Boeing 737 aircraft, by June 15. SpiceJet, which celebrated its 18th anniversary on May 23, launched a “restructuring exercise” to lessen its financial burden and reduce liabilities.
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Two international UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) flights will be launched by the end of the next month on the Agartala-Chattogram-Agartala (India-Bangladesh) and Imphal-Mandalay-Imphal (India-Myanmar) routes.
The airline also intends to relaunch UDAN flights from Jammu to Gwalior and from Kolkata to Gwalior to Jammu. It would also introduce a new UDAN service on the Kolkata-Tezpur-Kolkata sector. In addition, SpiceJet would restore flights on the Kolkata-Chattogram-Kolkata sector and start new ones on the Kolkata-Agartala-Kolkata and Kolkata-Imphal-Kolkata sectors, the company announced.
SpiceJet has started a special deal with domestic one-way flights starting at Rs 1,818 on a few routes to celebrate the airline’s 18th anniversary. Bookings reserved between May 23 and May 28 for travel between July 1 and March 30, 2024, will be eligible for the promotion.
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A 17-yr boy was arrested for making a hoax bomb threat, causing multiple flight diversions and delays.
Mumbai police have detained a 17-year-old boy from Chhattisgarh who allegedly issued bomb threats to multiple international flights via social media. According to the police, the minor made the threats to settle a financial dispute by framing another person.
The incident began on Monday night when a New York-bound Air India flight, originally departing from Mumbai, had to be diverted to New Delhi after receiving a bomb threat. The flight was later rescheduled. That same evening, two other international flights operated by IndiGo, heading to Jeddah and Muscat, also received similar threats, causing delays of several hours.
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The investigation revealed that all three threats originated from posts made by the minor from Chhattisgarh, leading to his detention. He was subsequently handed over to the local Juvenile Justice Board. The Mumbai police found that the boy had used the name and picture of another individual, also from Chhattisgarh, to create a fake social media account and issue the threats. The intention, according to the police, was to frame the other person and settle a score over a financial disagreement.
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The situation escalated on Tuesday, when a total of seven flights, including one bound for the United States, received similar threats through a social media handle. Security agencies initiated counter-terrorist drills at various airports to ensure safety. Further investigation into the minor’s actions and motivations is ongoing.
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