An Air India flight bound for the US was forced to turn back to New Delhi for an emergency landing after a live bat flew through the cabin. The Air India flight is said to have taken off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport before crew members reported the presence of the bat to the captain after nearly 30 minutes in the air. Wildlife officials were contacted to retrieve the bat which was later found dead in the business class near seat number eight. The passengers then boarded a different flight before Air India flight AI-105 reached Newark later that same day. 'Such mammals have the possibility of coming from third party vehicles such as for catering purpose,' an Air India official said.

Source: Daily Mail May 28, 2021 23:05 UTC