A flight from Oman Air that was based on a bird strike incident at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram on April 13. Photo credit: special arrangement
The basis of an Oman Air Boeing 737 Max 8 at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday has highlighted the “persistent” threat of bird attacks on airplanes and passengers.
According to an airport fountain, the bird strike occurred when the plane that entered from Muscat made its final landing approach around 7.30 am
The authorities based the plane and transferred to Service Bay 45 for maintenance.
Mahesh Gufan, an airport spokesman, confirmed the bird strike.
Mr. Gupthan said The Hindu That the Civil Aviation Ministry of La Unión had given the civic authorities an ultimatum: a deadline for the scientific disposition of the massacre waste a radius of four square kilometers of the International Airport.
Airport authorities report that regulators pose concerns if more than one bird strike occurs for every ten thousand landings or takeoffs, placing the respect airport in the area of threat of bird strike.
The aircraft observers associated with Kerala aircraft observers (PSK), a group of niche of aviation enthusiasts that registered videos and landing photographs and takeoffs of the perimeter of the expansive airport, say for an approximate estimate, the airplanes do more than Thature Thature monthly.
The civic authorities say that the profusion of slaughterhouses around the perimeter of the airport and without appointment and the open elimination of Slughter washed the threat of the bird strike.
Saifuddin Haji, who campaigns against the elimination of non -scientific waste in the neighborhood of the airport, says that the illegal dump of waste by strangers on the periphery of the airport was an important problem. “Residents have helped mitigate the issue to some extent creating consciousness and organizing regular cleaning campaigns, as well as providing bags for the collection of laughter waste to pig farms and poultry. However, responsibility, Heilsility.
Antony Raju, Thiruvananthapuram MLA, says that the relocation of fish and meat markets near the airport was the only safe solution for aviation setbacks prior to aviation members, resistant and financial losses that bird attacks could cause.
Last week, Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presided over a meeting on waste elimination near Thiruvananthapuram airport. They suggested an offensive against illegal waste dumping and created a committee to mitigate the threat of bird strike.
The Secretary of the Corporation, S. Jahamgeer, said that the latest generation slaughterhouse of Thiruvananthapuram, scheduled to be commissioned in June, will mitigate the problem a bit. Meat vendors can be able to scientific installation for livestock and Sluughter’s Pougry before selling them to different markets and places.
Published – April 13, 2025 09:22 PM IST
