An Air India aircraft that took off from Delhi airport early on Thursday returned after the pilot confirmed the presence of a bat to Air Traffic Control (ATC).A bat was discovered in an Air India aircraft business class section 30 minutes after takeoff on Delhi to Newark route.
The scheduled Air India flight to Newark (EWR) took off from Delhi’s IGI Airport at 2:20 a.m. The bat was spotted after the aircraft, captain decided to return the plane to its place of origin (Delhi).