Animal in operational area of Ahmedabad airport affects flight operation, inquiry ordered

Ahmedabad:

The flight operations were reportedly hampered for over an hour at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here as an animal ( blue-bull or Nilgai) hed entered the operational area.

It is learnt that some of the outgoing and incoming international flights were delayed owing to it.

Meanwhile Airport Director Manoj Gangal said that he has ordered an inquiry in to the incident which had taken place this morning.

Without identifying as to which animal it was, Gangal said that an animal had entered the operational area which was chased away by the security team.

Without divulging other details he only said that he would be able to speak more after the report was submitted.

It is learnt that it was a blue bull even as some termed it a cow, which had entered the airport operational area. The CISF team and internal fire safety team after a joint operation of over an hour could remove it from the area. The air traffic control team had notice it and alerted the security team. The flight operations were immediately stopped as a precautionary security measure.

Earlier on April 28 last year similar situation was created owing to monkeys entering the operational area owing to which 2 flights were delayed. The troop of monkeys were chased away by the security team of the airport.

DeshGujarat