A "suspected rat sighting"
in the cabin forced an Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers to
return to Mumbai almost three hours into a flight to London, the airline said
Thursday. Air India said it had decided to turn back the flight "keeping
passenger safety in mind", even though the rodent's presence was not
confirmed. Rats pose a serious threat to the safety of flights as they can chew
through wires and damage internal controls. "Air India gives utmost
importance to safety. Our engineering team is investigating the incident,"
an airline statement said. "A standby aircraft was made available to fly
the passengers to London. The aircraft with the suspected rodent will be
fumigated as per procedure in such cases of rodent sighting."
An airline official who did not want to be named
put the number of passengers at over 200. It is not the first time an Air India
flight has been grounded over rodents. In July, a plane en route to Milan had
to return to Delhi after a suspected rat sighting. India's state carrier has
not made a profit since 2007.(standardmedia)
A "suspected rat
sighting" in the cabin forced an Air India plane carrying more than 200
passengers to return to Mumbai almost three hours into a flight to
London, the airline said Thursday.
Air India said it had decided to turn back the flight "keeping passenger
safety in mind", even though the rodent's presence was not confirmed.
Rats pose a serious threat to the safety of flights as they can chew
through wires and damage internal controls.
"Air India gives utmost importance to safety. Our engineering team is
investigating the incident," an airline statement said.
"A standby aircraft was made available to fly the passengers to London.
The aircraft with the suspected rodent will be fumigated as per
procedure in such cases of rodent sighting."
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