An Air India flight from Hyderabad bound to Visakhapatnam was delayed almost for 12 hours on Sunday, after a rat was reportedly found on board the plane at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
According to media reports, the flight, which was scheduled to depart at 6 am, left at around 5.30 in the evening, after the rat was noticed by a cabin crew member.
Following, the engineering department was notified and Air India authorities immediately stepped and fumigated the entire plane and conducted for any possible damage. Following this, it was granted clearance to fly again.
Media reported the flight, which was scheduled to depart at 6 am in the morning, was left at around 5.30 pm in the evening, after the rat was noticed inside by a cabin crew member.
Following which the engineering department was notified immediately and Air India authorities stepped in and fumigated the entire plane and also carried out a thorough search for any possible damage caused by the rat.
Then only, it was granted clearance to fly again. The extreme delay left passengers in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam annoyed and some even took to social media, to express their frustration.
