Air travel is supposed to be one of the travel modes with better amenities. No one desires to encounter unpleasant surprises during their journey. Incidents like insect infestation in the food area raise concerns about cleanliness and hygiene standards during flights. One such incident occurred recently in an IndiGo plane. A video surfaced on social media posted by a flyer displaying a cluster of cockroaches in the food area of the plane.
Journalist Tarun Shukla shared a video on social media platform X, showing the presence of cockroaches in the food area of an IndiGo plane
Tarun posted the video on social media with the intent that IndiGo would take appropriate measures to prevent flyers from facing such an unhygienic experience. In the post, he expressed his disappointment and the airline to investigate and take proper measures. The video soon went viral, which led to public uproar over the poor hygiene conditions on board IndiGo flights. While sharing the video, Tarun wrote,
“Cockroaches in the food area of a plane (or anywhere, for that matter) are truly awful. One hopes IndiGo takes a hard look at its fleet and checks how this even happened, given that it normally flies relatively new Airbus A320s”
Cockroaches and in the food area of a plane (anywhere for that matter) are just truly awful.
One hopes @IndiGo6E takes a hard look at its fleet and checks how did this even happen given that it normally flies relatively new @Airbus A320s :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) February 22, 2024
After the video shared by him went viral he shared IndiGo’s response in another tweet.
The accused airline IndiGo acknowledged the video showing a cockroach-infested corner of their aircraft and responded to the viral tweet
IndiGo responded with a tweet saying,
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“Our staff promptly took the necessary action onboard. As a precautionary measure, we immediately cleaned the entire fleet and carried out fumigation and disinfection procedures,”
The aviation company further added,
“At IndiGo, we maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene to ensure a safe, hassle-free experience and regret any inconvenience caused to the passengers”
IndiGo says :
We are aware of the video that was circulated on social media showing an unclean corner in one of our aircraft.
Our staff promptly took the necessary action onboard. As a precautionary measure, we immediately cleaned the entire fleet and carried out fumigation…
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) February 22, 2024
This is not the first time that the airline has faced situations related to insects on board. In an incident from last year’s April, a passenger shared a video of a cockroach crawling on their table while he was eating. A similar incident occurred in October in the year 2022 when a passenger spotted a cockroach inside a flight from Patna to Delhi.
India’s most profitable air carrier Indigo Airlines served me food and immediately cockroach appeared and had a bite too.
This is the same Airlines which never apologizes when there is a flight delay / cancel / excess baggage even by 1 kg.Now they are apologizing many a times… pic.twitter.com/xuc9JK3Hf3
— Sudipto Chowdhuri (@SudiptoTalks) April 7, 2023
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These incidents emphasize the importance of continuous surveillance and maintenance of hygiene standards within the aviation industry.
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