Bird hit cases coming down at IGI

New Delhi: Bird hit cases at the Indira Gandhi International airport here have come down to half in the last four years and efforts are on to check such incidents, airport operator said.
The number of cases of aircraft being hit by birds has gone down from 67 in 2008 to 34 last year. This year, so far nine cases have been reported, according to the operator of the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).
"From the year 2008-09, we recorded at least 67-68 hits each year, the number dropped to almost half in 2010-11. The figure staggers at only nine for the present year," DIAL CEO I Prabhkara Rao said.
In 2009, there were 67 incidents, in 2010 the figure was 36 and in 2011 it was 34, according to DIAL.
04/07/12 Press Trust of India/Business Standard

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Categories: airports Jul 2012, Safety Jul 2012