Ahmedabad airport to get laser guns to check bird hits

Ahmedabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport will soon have laser guns to check the menace of bird hits.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has finally begun acting on the directions issued during the high-level meeting between Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Officials said that at the meeting it was decided that the AAI would have laser guns installed at the airport instead of the existing LPG scare guns.
Officials said that the laser guns have been tested in Mumbai and soon they would be brought to Ahmedabad for trial. Once successful, the guns will be replaced with the LPG scare guns.
The AAI has also directed its staff to ensure that there was no garbage disposal either by the Airport Colony residents or the catering staff. The scattered garbage went a long way in attracting birds.
Officials said that AAI has already issued directions for regular cutting of grass on the airport premises and also decided that insecticides should be regularly sprayed.
23/10/09 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Oct 2009, Safety Oct 2009