Bee attack delays flight in India (VIDEO)
A fire brigade team was called to get rid of the insects Read Full Article at RT.com
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A swarm obstructed the cargo door of a domestic flight, pushing back takeoff by an hour
A swarm of bees encircled the luggage door of a flight in India, resulting in a delay of over an hour, media reports said on Tuesday.
Passengers who had boarded the Indigo flight at Surat International Airport in the western state of Gujarat were left waiting, while airport staff scrambled to resolve the issue as the bees confined themselves to one section by the door, reports said.
Airport authorities first tried to drive the bees away using smoke, but this proved ineffective. They then brought in the fire brigade team, who used water to spray the area.
“We informed the airport’s fire team. They used a jet of water from a fire tender to remove the bees from the open shutter,” the Times of India quoted an airport official as saying. After the issue was addressed, the flight to Jaipur managed to take off after an hour’s delay, local media reports said.
