AI apologises for roaches on SFO-Mum flight
Air India
"apologised" for cockroaches on last Saturday's San Francisco-Mumbai (via Kolkata) flight due to which seats of some flyers had to be changed en route India. The aircraft, a relatively new ex-Delta Boeing 777 (VT-AEH), was "deep cleaned" during its technical (fuelling) halt in Kolkata and the airline will initiate "a comprehensive investigation to determine the source/cause of this incident and implement measures to prevent recurrence".
The aircraft landed in Mumbai early Monday.
"…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," a spokesperson said. tnn
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