Financial loss to airlines due to bird hits comes down

New Delhi: The financial loss to airlines due to bird hits and incidents of runway incursions by stray animals has come down to Rs 18 crore in 2011 from Rs 22 crore previous year, the Director General of Civil Aviation Prashant Sukul said here today.
"Bird hit incidents are of considerable concern for the aviation industry, and various steps have been taken to keep the number of incidents low. Due to such measures, the loss to airlines has come down to Rs 18 crore in 2011 from Rs 22 crore the previous year," Sukul said while addressing an international seminar on "Wildlife Management at Airports", organised by Aeronautical Society of India here.
Global experts have gathered at the seminar to discuss ways to handle the hazard and also the incidents of runway incursions by stray animals.
20/07/12 PTI/Business Standard

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012, Safety Jul 2011