Scorpion bites woman passenger on Air India's Nagpur-Mumbai flight

In a rare incident, a woman was reportedly bitten by a scorpion on a Nagpur-Mumbai flight. The incident occurred on April 23 but came to light today, The Times of India reported.

The woman was taken to the hospital after the flight landed in Mumbai. A message sent by a flight attendant to the Mumbai Airport to be ready with a doctor in order to treat her immediately.

The woman was attended to soon after the flight landed at Mumbai Airport and later taken to a hospital. However, she is doing well.

"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 officers accompanied the passenger to the hospital and supported the passenger till discharged. 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," Air India in a statement said.

It may be recalled that a snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane in December 2022. The senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said a snake was found in the cargo hold of the plane on arrival at the Dubai airport and the airport fire services were also informed.

In July 2022, an alive bird was found in the cockpit of Air India Express' Bahrain-Kochi flight. As per the official statement, it was found in the glove compartment on co-pilot's side when the plane was at 37,000 feet altitude.

With inputs from agencies.