NEW DELHI (Reuters) - 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.

Although most bomb threats turn out to be fake, the security checks, which often take a few hours, result in disruptions like delays and even rescheduling of the remainder of the flight in some cases,

In another panic situation, Seven Air India Express flights received bomb threats on the wee hours of Thursday, October 17.  Four of these flights were still on the ground, while three were airborne at the time when the threats were received.