Honeybees descended on an Air India aircraft on Sunday morning, delaying the flight that had already returned twice from the runway following a snag.
The bees were detected when the plane’s cabin crew was trying to open the door to allow members of a delegation from Bangladesh to get off. The flight could take off after fire tenders dispersed the swarm by spraying water.
The swarm had settled on the left windscreen of the aircraft and the windows, said sources. Seeing the bees the crew decided against opening the aircraft’s door.
The Calcutta-Agartala flight (AI743), carrying 136 passengers, was scheduled to take off at 9.40am.
