Jet saves Kingfisher delayed by Bees

Chennai: A swarm of honeybees that settled on the wing of an aircraft delayed the flight by half an hour and forced airport authorities to suspend boarding of passengers for over 10 minutes.
The bees, estimated to be around 10,000 in numbers, landed on the right wing of a Kingfisher aircraft that had arrived from Port Blair and was parked at the bay with an aerobridge. The bees had landed while the passengers were disembarking through the aerobridge.
Staff at the apron alerted senior officials and also fire and rescue services. A crash tender was brought in and a powerful water jet was directed at the swarm of bees for over fifteen minutes.
"We had to close the terminal doors and told airlines not to open doors of flights that had just arrived to prevent the bees from harming passengers. Shuttle buses were not used and non-aerobridge boarding was suspended for some time from 10.30 am onwards, when the water jets were being used to chase the bees away," said an official.
16/11/10 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Nov 2010, Kingfisher Nov 2010, Safety Nov 2010