A woman passenger onboard an Air India flight from Nagpur to Mumbai was bitten by a scorpion last month, an unusual occurrence.

A doctor treated the passenger after landing at the airport, and he was discharged from a hospital, the airline said in a statement.

There was an "extremely rare and unfortunate incident involving a scorpion biting a passenger on AI 630 on April 23, 2023 ”.

In accordance with the airline's protocol, a complete inspection of the aircraft was conducted and the scorpion discovered, after which the aircraft was fumigated.

As a result of the incident, Air India instructed its catering department to advise dry cleaners to conduct inspections of their facilities for bed bug infestations and, if necessary, fumigate the facilities, as bugs could enter the aircraft through supplies, an Air India official said.

Earlier also, there were instances of reptiles being found onboard aircraft.

After landing at Dubai airport in December last year, an Air India Express plane from Calicut had a snake in its cargo hold.