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Authorities in South Korea are investigating whether a bird hit brought down the Jeju Air jet that crashed at the Muan airport on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board. India has recorded a significant increase in bird hit incidents in the past two years, often causing pilots to return the plane to the airport or abort take-off. According to civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), bird hit incidents increased to 9.68 per 10,000 flights in September 2024 from 4.26 two years earlier.
In one of the latest incidents, an Air India flight aborted its take-off at Goa's Dabolim airport in August after smoke started emanating from the plane's engine after a bird hit.
A senior DGCA official said airports have been asked to reassess their threat and mitigation measures for bird hits following the Jeju Air crash. «As cities become denser, habitation near airports is also increasing, thereby increasing leftovers of food or animal carcasses which attract big birds like vultures. All airports have been sensitised about the threat and to review their preparedness,» said the official.
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