When one goes to the Sardar Patel International Airport, it might now be a common sight to see a bear chasing monkeys. Well let us clarify before you panic and call animal control- it is, in fact, an Airport authority employee in a bear costume. This unique idea was taken up by Airport Authorities of India (AAI) claiming that there was a significant monkey menace and that it hindered several operational activities of the airport.
Even though there are 25 employees already in place whose job is to make sure no animal menace hinders operations, this unique idea was given by the Airport Director Manoj Gangal. "We wanted to be proactive and try something new. So let's see how well this helps," Gangal said.
As per the data shared by airport authorities, in April 2019 itself, there were at least two flights and ten more delayed due to 15 monkeys that entered into the operational area of the airport. In April 2017, ATC had to keep two flights grounded while several officials took the task of chasing away the monkeys. There are several other instances where monkeys had wandered into the runways and created havoc because of which flights either had to be cancelled or delayed significantly.
05/02/20 Priyanka Sharma/Republic
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Even though there are 25 employees already in place whose job is to make sure no animal menace hinders operations, this unique idea was given by the Airport Director Manoj Gangal. "We wanted to be proactive and try something new. So let's see how well this helps," Gangal said.
As per the data shared by airport authorities, in April 2019 itself, there were at least two flights and ten more delayed due to 15 monkeys that entered into the operational area of the airport. In April 2017, ATC had to keep two flights grounded while several officials took the task of chasing away the monkeys. There are several other instances where monkeys had wandered into the runways and created havoc because of which flights either had to be cancelled or delayed significantly.
05/02/20 Priyanka Sharma/Republic
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