India, Feb. 28 -- On January 3, a single Indian pariah dog bit seven staffers outside Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, near the VIP gates. Kept briefly under observation, the dog bit another staffer the following day before being picked up by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as an "aggressive" animal, officials aware of the matter said.

That incident set the tone for what has become an escalating crisis at India's busiest airport. IGI has recorded 24 dog bite cases since January 1, 2026 - as of Friday - against 30 for the entirety of 2025, data sourced from airport officials and shared with the civic body shows.

Twenty-two of those 24 cases involved airport staff: airline workers, security guards, ground ...