New Delhi: Air India on Saturday issued an apology after a woman passenger was stung by a scorpion mid-air on its Nagpur-Mumbai flight. She is reported to be safe.
The incident took place on April 23 on Air India Nagpur-Mumbai flight AI 630. The airline, while regretting the incident, has said that the stung passenger was first attended to at the airport and then was treated in the hospital as well. Post landing at the Mumbai airport, the aircraft was checked, the scorpion was found and fumigation was carried out, India Today reported.
In its statement, Air India said, “There was an extremely rare and unfortunate incident involving a scorpion biting a passenger on board our flight AI 630 on April 23, 2023. On landing, the said passenger was attended by the doctor at the airport and subsequently was treated at the hospital and discharged.”
Our officials accompanied the passenger to the hospital and offered all support to the passenger till discharge. Our team followed the protocol and conducted complete inspection of the aircraft and found the scorpion after which due fumigation process was carried out. We sincerely regret the agony and inconvenience caused to the passenger,” the statement said.
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