Some situations that can cause a flight delay might be bad weather, mechanical delays or the late arrival of a passenger. Now one more weird instance just added up to the list of reasons for flight delay. Surprisingly, it’s a swarm of ants. On September 6, ants spotted in the business class section delayed the take-off of a Delhi-London Air India flight by more than three hours. The flight was also carrying the 5-year old prince of Bhutan, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. The incident took place In Air India AI-111 flight. The passengers were later shifted to another Boeing 787-8.
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Ants Cause Delay In Air India Flight
The AI-111 flight was scheduled to depart from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 2 PM on September 6. After the ants were spotted, the flight departure was delayed to 5:20 PM. The ants were spotted when the flight was almost ready to take off. A tweet by ANI reads, “London bound Air India (AI-111) flight aborted take-off at Delhi airport after swarm of ants found in business class. Prince of Bhutan was on board. Later Air India changed the aircraft.”
Other Unexpected Guests Spotted Inside Flights
Earlier, a US-bound Air India flight was flown back to Delhi in just 30 minutes after spotting a dead-bat inside the plane mid-air. The flight had departed from Delhi airport early morning. When the plane was mid-air, a dead bat was spotted in business class. In another incident, a snake was found curling around the baggage belt in a Kolkata-Mumbai IndiGo flight.
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