An Air India flight from Hyderabad bound to Visakhapatnam saw a delay of almost 12 hours on Sunday, November 10 after a rat was reported to be found on 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.
