Amid Bomb Hoaxes, Aviation Officials Have "Critical Leads, A Few Suspects"

Other issues discussed by the parliamentary committee on transport related to ticket prices and regional air connectivity, particularly the government's UDAAN scheme.

The worrying flurry of bomb threats to Indian airlines - 12 in the past 48 hours - were discussed in a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on transport, sources told NDTV Wednesday.

This was preceded by a discussion between Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu and officials from his ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

Aviation officials told MPs "critical leads" and a few initial suspects had been identified