Jet Airways expresses regret after mosquito video goes viral

Mosquitoes on board flights are becoming a major hassle for passengers.

India's premier passenger airline IndiGo today offloaded a passenger for "unruly behaviour" after he reportedly complained about mosquitoes on board.

And now a video went viral where passengers of a Jet Airways flight were seen swatting mosquitoes on board in Lucknow airport.

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The video was shot on April 8 where passengers can be seen sitting in discomfort between a swarm of mosquitoes.

Jet Airways have taken cognisance of the video and have ordered for review. “We have taken this up with our cabin appearance team for review. We sincerely regret the inconvenience,” said Jet Airways in a statement.

Meanwhile, the IndiGo staff said that the passenger who got offloaded,Saurabh Rai, used words such as "hijack" and was "aggressive while using threatening language."

The flight 6E 541 was scheduled to take off from Lucknow on way to Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.

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