Hyderabad: A stray dog casually feasting on leftover food inside Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has triggered a massive online uproar, with the viral video exposing what many are calling a shocking lapse in hygiene and airport management at one of India’s busiest aviation hubs.
The now widely-shared clip shows the dog climbing onto a passenger dining table near the airport food court and eating abandoned meals in full public view, while travellers sitting nearby watched the scene unfold. The visuals spread rapidly across social media, leaving users stunned over how a stray animal managed to enter and roam freely inside a high-security international airport.
You can watch in this video how a stray dog is roaming inside the passenger lounge at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport..
It has sparked outrage in passengers, raising concerns over the safety & airport hygiene standards.
This is what these Frustrated lonely Dog Scammers want.🤮 pic.twitter.com/d6q2lIpES0— Harshit Singh (@i_m_harshitsing) May 26, 2026
As outrage intensified online, many users slammed the airport authorities over cleanliness and monitoring failures, arguing that such incidents tarnish India’s global image. Others questioned whether proper waste disposal systems and food court supervision were even in place at the terminal.
At the same time, the incident also sparked a wider debate on civic behaviour and urban neglect. A section of social media users pointed out that the dog was drawn by unattended leftovers left behind by passengers, arguing that careless food disposal and poor public discipline were equally responsible for the embarrassing episode.
Facing mounting criticism, airport authorities described the incident as an isolated case and assured that stricter measures were being enforced to prevent stray animal movement inside the airport premises. Officials said intensified monitoring, tighter waste management protocols and coordination with civic authorities were already underway.
The viral episode has once again put the spotlight on the growing stray dog issue in major Indian cities — but this time, the debate has gone far beyond just one hungry animal. For many online, the incident symbolised a larger problem involving public hygiene, civic responsibility, urban management and airport accountability.
