Threat to Civil Aviation – Hijacking

Abductions of hostages in India's civil aviation industry endanger the lives of Indian nationals and the entire country. In this paper, we take a close look at this threat from every angle: its background, present security measures, geopolitical factors, terrorist threats, internal security challenges, response and preparation efforts, technology, international cooperation, passenger awareness, and technology. Airline safety is becoming more of a priority than it was in the past due to the average attack severity skyrocketing, even if hijackings have generally decreased in frequency over the last several decades. In order to construct a taxonomy, this "incident-driven" study of a new database of hijackings that took place from 1993 to 2003 examined 27 traits of hijackings recorded in public sources. The four factions are associated with distinct terrorist acts. Number of perpetrators, severity of armed violence, affiliation with official groups, place of origin of flight, and international or domestic nature of the journey were some of the variables that grouped them into clusters. When comparing the four groups' strategies and chances of successfully resolving the attack, there was a significant difference.