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Bird-strike threat at airport offers no easy solutions

Birds remain a big safety problem at 6-year-old Suvarnabhumi airport and its management plans to tackle the threat by laying artificial turf and concrete slabs.

Suvarnabhumi airport staff chase away birds that have grown in number, posing a safety hazard to flights. JETJARAS NA RANONG

Bird strikes have not caused severe damage in Thailand, but they have brought down planes elsewhere.

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