Jaipur: A day after a SpiceJet flight from Jaipur to Ahmedabad made an emergency landing due to a snag in one of its engines, senior airport officials and the airline's ground staff concerned have said the aircraft suffered a bird hit.
Following the incident, the Airport Authority of India, Jaipur, has intensified measures to scare the birds away even as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has yet to ascertain the cause of the engine problem.
As part of the measures, AAI has increased the frequency of firing guns to create bubbles of LPG gas in the air to scare away the birds besides inspecting the runway by a team from the air traffic control before every plane lands or takes off.
Unconfirmed reports said in 2010, seven bird hit cases took place resulting in delay of flights and causing loses to the airlines.
There are 28 flights operating from the Sanganer airport currently.
Airline officials admitted a slight rise in the number of bird hits in the last few years.
11/03/11 Times of India
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