A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take-off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, when the rodent was seen running around the cabin, the Times of India daily reported.<\/p>\n

Helpless passengers for the flight were forced to stay put at Hyderabad airport all through the day until airline staff managed to get rid of the rat, the report said.<\/p>\n

An Air India official confirmed the incident to DPA, adding that it was being investigated but gave no further details.<\/p>\n

The passengers continued on their journey only after staff carried out fumigation to sanitise the flight and searched for any possible damage caused by the rat.<\/p>\n

The report said that there were ugly scenes at the airport as infuriated passengers checked with airline staff when their flight would take off.<\/p>\n

Most of them took to social media to express their amusement and anger over the incident, NAN reports.<\/p>\n

Rats on planes are reported occasionally and are thought to enter the aircraft most frequently through catering deliveries.<\/p>\n

In 2017, a New Delhi-San Francisco Air India flight was delayed after a rodent was found on board while the aircraft was taxiing prior to take-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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