The IAF issued an advisory on Wednesday asking citizens to refrain from throwing eatables in the open as it attracts birds thereby posing a grave threat to aircraft. The IAF will conduct rehearsals from October one in the national capital region culminating in the fly past on October eight to mark the 89th Air Force day.
The main ceremony will be held at Air Force Station Hindan (Ghaziabad). Rehearsals for the display will commence from October one wherein aircraft will be flying at low levels are Wazirpur bridge -Karwalnagar - Afjalpur -Hindan, Shamli - Jiwana - Chandinagar - Hindan, Hapur - Philkua - Ghaziabad - Hindan.
The flypast will include heritage aircraft, modern transport aircraft and frontline fighter aircraft.