Brazilian airport operator ordered to pay damages after plane collides with capybara
Eight years after a training aircraft struck a capybara at Campo Grande Airport, a Brazilian court has confirmed the former operator Infraero must pay damages totaling about 181,000 reais (€29,000).
A Brazilian court has ordered airport operator Infraero to pay compensation over a 2018 incident in which a training aircraft hit a capybara at Campo Grande Airport. Payments total about 181,000 reais (around €29,000), covering repair costs, storage fees, other expenses, and compensation for lost revenue.
The collision happened in April 2018 during a training flight. The capybara was killed. The court held the airport operator responsible, citing an investigation report that found a roughly 100-meter gap in the airport fence, along with other damaged fence sections.
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- aerotelegraph.comBrasilianischer Flughafen muss nach Kollision eines Flugzeugs mit einem Wasserschwein Schadenersatz zahlen