Bengaluru, July 30 -- Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has seen the highest number of bird strike incidents among airports in southern India in the past five and a half years, totaling 343 events, The Times of India reported.

Nationally, it stands third, following Delhi with 695 and Mumbai with 407 reported cases during the same period. Bird strikes, which happen when aircraft collide with birds - primarily during take-offs and landings - can result in significant damage to planes and are a persistent safety concern for air travel.

Figures from the union civil aviation ministry highlight that between 2020 and June 2025, there were approximately 2,800 such occurrences nationwide. These incidents dropped noticeably durin...