Air India flight returns mid-air to Delhi after bat found in plane

New Delhi: An Air India aircraft was in the sky and suddenly the bats appeared to spread sensation. The pilot immediately reported this to the Air Traffic Control and the aircraft was airlifted back to Delhi Airport. The incident is on Thursday.

The Air India aircraft took off for Newark (US) at 2:20 am. It was about 30 minutes before the plane flew, and after that a bat was seen inside. The pilot immediately decided to take the plane back to Delhi. "The local standby emergency for the AI-105 DEL-EWR aircraft was declared and the aircraft was airlifted," an Air India official told ANI. On return, it was revealed that crew members spotted bats in the cabin. Wildlife department personnel were called to evacuate it.

DGCA officials said the dead bats were ejected after smoking in the aircraft. A senior DGCA official told ANI, "Air India's B777-300ER aircraft VT-ALM operates between Delhi-Newark. The aircraft was flown back because of bats appearing in the cabin. ''