Flight delayed due to simian menace

Nagpur: Simian menace forced the Indigo airlines commander of the Mumbai-Nagpur-Kolkata flight to delay landing at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport on Tuesday evening.
The flight, which had 116 passengers, was to touchdown at 5pm but was diverted to Hyderabad. It finally landed in Nagpur at 8.15pm and took off for Kolkata 30 minutes later.
After deer, dogs and pigs, a troupe of 70-75 monkeys have started creating havoc in the operational area. They are seen in small groups, usually early in the morning and afternoon.
Three years ago, the then airport operator Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials had employed a monkey catcher to get rid of the menace which seems to have returned again.
26/01/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jan 2012, Indigo Airlines Jan 2012, Safety Jan 2012