The pilot reportedly got in touch with the Mumbai air traffic control (ATC) tower and made a decision to turn back in accordance with safety rules laid down by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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The plane is due to be disinfected and checked to ensure the rat did not damage equipment or chew any wires.
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Two other incidents are reported to have hit Air India flights in the past day. All 171 passengers and crew later boarded the same plane which took off for London.
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It stressed the decision to abort the flight was precautionary and in the interests of passenger safety.
All 240 passengers later returned to London on a separate aircraft.
“The aircraft with the suspected rodent will be fumigated as per procedure in such cases of rodent sighting”, the statement added.
Even Air India Team is also investigating the incident. The airline elaborated that the offer is valid on flights departing between 8pm of December 31, 2015 and 8am of January 1, 2016. Hence, Air India’s action seems operationally appropriate.
July: A Delhi-Milan Air India flight was cut short after a rat was spotted onboard.
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Upon staff being alerted – while the plane was travelling over Iran – the plane turned back. “The chief of flight operations will submit it to the regulator”, a senior DGCA official said.
