Air India: Lady Who Boarded Flight Shares Experience After Rat was Seen Inside Plane, Shares Video

Air India: Lady Who Boarded Flight Shares Experience After Rat was Seen Inside Plane, Shares Video

  • A lady shares her experience on an Air India Express flight days after a tragic crash involving the airline
  • The passenger describes technical issues and rat infestation delay on the Air India Express flight, and how it made her feel
  • Many netizens reacted as she shared the pilot's reaction to the situation, sparking conversations online

A lady shared her experience in an Air India Express flight she boarded while travelling.

She shared her review a few days after an Air India plane tragically crashed and killed 241 people on board.

A lady who boarded an Air India Express plane shares her experience.
A lady shares her experience on an Air India Express flight days after a tragic crash involving the airline. Photo: @rheastyles_.
Source: TikTok

An Air India plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed into the BJ Medical College and Hospital in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, and exploded into flames shortly after takeoff.

In a TikTok video by @rheastyles_, the lady shared how the passengers were told that the pilot found a technical issue

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The lady showed herself and the other passengers waiting as she contemplated going back home.

She said in a video:

“Pilot found a technical fault in our Air India flight. Should I go back home? I want to wipe Air India Express from the face of the earth.”

In another video, she explained what happened and why the passengers were deplaned.

The lady said:

“The flight kept delaying and finally, when we got inside the flight, they deplaned us because there was a rat in it and they couldn't find the rat.

Watch the video below:

Reactions trail lady’s Air India flight experience

@twitchaj001 said:

"It’s not worth risking your life, go back home, request a refund, and book with another airline."

@hihihihi56237 said:

"I have a return flight with Air India next month, is there any way I can get a refund?"

@herx said:

"That was remy, he wanted to make yall some food."

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@𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐣𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐫 said:

"Why the helly would anyone even fly with air india, ryanair or turkish airlines."

@Chua Tian said:

"Rat infestation is the main cause of plane crash."

@Sethumi (Sethu) said:

"NEVER fly on Air India. Fly with Ethihad or Emirates . They are much safer . Since the tragedy that happened on June 12th scared a frick out of people . Ethihad and Emirates are the safest airlines."

@18 forever said:

"Never fly with air india , spice , indigo , better to fly with Emirates ethihad air Arabia, fly dubai."

@Mori said:

"Even after the incident u are still going air India, I am even scared to go any airplane."
A lady who boarded an Air India Express plane shares her experience
A lady who boarded an Air India Express plane shares her experience. Photo: Aaron Foster
Source: Getty Images

In a related story, a preliminary investigation report on the June 12 Aiir India plane crash by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau was released publicly a month after the crash.

The report sparked reactions from aviation experts and stakeholders, including the chief executive officer of Air India, Campbell Wilson.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a month after the tragic Air India plane crash, health concerns had surfaced about the sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh

Ramesh, still haunted by the tragedy, reportedly suffers from recurring nightmares of the incident, according to his relative Krunal Keshave.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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