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US-bound Air India flight returns to New Delhi after bat found in business class cabin
- Videos showed crew and passengers reacting with shock and panic at finding the creature flying around in the Boeing 737
- The bat was later found dead inside the plane and passengers were shifted to another aircraft which landed in Newark with some delays
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An Air India flight bound for the United States was forced to return to New Delhi after a bat flew through the cabin, it was reported on Saturday.
Videos that have gone viral on Indian social sites showed crew and passengers reacting with shock and panic at finding the creature flying around in the Boeing 777.
The flight left Delhi for Newark early on Thursday as scheduled but the bat was spotted on board after about an hour in mid-air, the ANI news agency reported. The flight captain then decided to take the plane back to base.
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Indian civil aviation officials said the flight returned to Delhi after the “local standby emergency” was declared. The aircraft was grounded and fumigation was carried out.
The bat was found dead inside the plane in the business class area, the officials told ANI.
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