Bird-hit incidents increase in last two-and-a-half years at Surat airport
(WorldNews India)

Surat: Accident is waiting to happen at Surat airport with the safety of passengers and aircrafts running at risk following the increase in bird hit incidents in the recent past. According to information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has stated that a total of 22 bird hit incidents have been reported in last two-and-a-half-year. There were 14 bird hit incidents in 2017 alone. In the last six months, four incidents of bird hit have already been reported. The presence of shrimp farms in Dumas and Magdalla and surrounding areas in Olpaad have been blamed for the bird hit cases. `We send quarterly and yearly report on bird hit to the AAI...