Safety alert as HARES are sucked into jet engines from the grass banks next to Dublin Airport – with their obliterated remains then attracting birds that themselves pose a threat to planes
- This year, there were 54 incidents of animals being sucked into engines in Dublin
- A total of 20 per cent were hares and almost 80 per cent were ‘bird strikes’
- Methods, including flare guns and nets, have been used to reduce these figures
Hares are being sucked into jet engines from grass banks in Dublin Airport causing serious safety threats that could bring down a plane.
Such incidents are especially dangerous as the animals’ obliterated remains can be strewn over big sections of the runway and can attract birds.
Just this year, there were 54 cases of animals being sucked into engines in Dublin.
Hares are being sucked into jet engines from grass banks in Dublin Airport causing serious safety threats that could bring down a plane (stock image)
A total of 20 per cent were hares and almost 80 per cent were ‘bird strikes’, the Dublin Airport Authority said.
Various methods, including flare guns and nets, have been used to reduce the figures and a total of 44 hares have been caught and moved to safety The Irish Post reported.
Figures are almost half what they were last year, with a total of 102 cases in 2018.
A total of 20 per cent were hares and almost 80 per cent were ‘bird strikes’, the Dublin Airport Authority said. Pictured: Dublin Airport
A DAA spokesman said: ‘To maintain the highest levels of safety – and to meet key regulatory requirements – all wildlife in the vicinity of the airport has to be proactively managed to minimise the risk to aviation.’
In September this year, a jet engine burst into flames over western Canada when a flock of geese flew into the turbine.
Thudding was heard as fire spewed from the engine and the stench of burning geese filled the cabin after take-off from Abbotsford.