Air India is making headlines for cockroaches. Passengers onboard the San Francisco to Mumbai flight saw cockroaches. The aircraft underwent deep underwater cleaning during the scheduled stopover at Kolkata airport on Monday early morning.
The airline, in its defence, said that it would carry out a probe to understand the cause of the incident. According to information available on the flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight was operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft.
“On flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata, two passengers were unfortunately bothered by the presence of a few small cockroaches on board. Our cabin crew, therefore, relocated the two passengers to other seats in the same cabin, where they were comfortable thereafter,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.
“Despite our regular fumigation efforts, insects can sometimes enter an aircraft during ground operations. Air India will be undertaking a comprehensive investigation to determine the source and the cause of this incident and implement measures to prevent recurrence,” the spokesperson said.
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The airline also apologised to passengers for the inconvenience caused. The number of passengers on the flight was not disclosed.