Aircraft bird hit incidents increase by 62% in H1 of 2023, says DGCA
An AIX Connect flight flying to Surat returned to Delhi on Friday as the plane’s windshield cracked after suffering a bird hit during take-off.
Such bird hit incidents are increasing in India, the DGCA data revealed, and it comes at a time when airlines are increasing their flights to meet the rising demand.
The number of aircraft bird hit incidents in India increased by 62.29 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 1,149 in the first half of 2023, as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) data reviewed by Business Standard.
