London-Bound Air India plane DELAYED after ants found in business class; Prince of Bhutan was on board

A London-bound Air India flight aborted take-off from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on 6th September after a swarm of ants was found in the business class section.

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the son and heir of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, was among those on board flight AI-111.

The flight took off after Air India changed the plane.

"London bound Air India (AI-111) flight aborted take-off at Delhi airport after a swarm of ants found in business class. Prince of Bhutan was on board. Later Air India changed the aircraft," ANI tweeted.

Last month, the Kochi-London Air India flight deferred due to technical problems

In July, an Air India Express flight en route to Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International airport after a crack in the windshield.

The landing was made after an hour of flight. The flight had no passengers and was only carrying cargo and crew members. The flight was en route and it was scheduled for Dammam to Thiruvananthapuram flight operation.

Following the incident, another aircraft was deployed and another set of crew was sent for the scheduled flight operation.

In May, an Air India flight to Newark in the United States returned to Delhi after a bat was spotted inside the plane. This was around 30 minutes after take-off.

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.

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2021

The aircraft landed safely, and wildlife staff was called to catch and remove the bat's carcass, ANI had reported. The bat had been found dead inside the plane's business class area.

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