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The Bangalore airport has been a mess lately. Here is one story (it shut down the whole airport for eight hours).


Kingfisher Plane Hits Dog on Bangalore Runway During Takeoff

By Anand Krishnamoorthy

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- A Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. aircraft hit a dog during takeoff at Bangalore's airport in southern India, causing the propeller plane's nose landing-gear to collapse.

Two of the 25 passengers also suffered sprains while evacuating the plane after the incident yesterday, the airline said in an e-mailed statement late last night. The Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72-500 was flying to Hyderabad.

``It's most unfortunate that the dog menace at airports in India still persists,'' Vijay Mallya, the airline's chairman, said in the statement.

India's airports have struggled to maintain safety and cleanliness levels as the country's air travel market grows at a rate of about 25 percent a year. The government is aiming to improve standards by selling stakes to private and overseas companies and building new facilities.