Air India, food poisoning on board this time?Up to 11 complaints of symptoms
Jun 24, 2025
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It is only 12 days after more than 270 people were killed in the crash.
According to the local media Hindustan Times, some passengers and crew members of Air India's AI-130 flight, which departed from Heathrow Airport in London for Mumbai, India, on the 24th (local time), showed dizziness and vomiting during the flight.
Air India said in an official statement that "a total of five passengers and two crew members complained of dizziness and nausea over several hours during the nine-hour flight."`"The waiting medical team transported them to the airport medical facility immediately after their arrival in Mumbai, and returned home after testing" he said.
However, according to initial testimony from passengers, up to 11 people (5 passengers and 6 crew members) reportedly complained of symptoms.
The flight is a Boeing 777 model, and the possibility of an in-flight pressure problem is estimated to be low as the oxygen mask did not come down before arriving in Mumbai.
In this regard, aviation industry experts predicted that "It is likely to be a symptom of food poisoning."
However, the pilots of the flight showed no symptoms.
Some aircraft pilots consume in-flight meals like passengers, but the flights are said to have provided food prepared in separate kitchens to the captain and the bookkeeper to reduce the risk. This puts more weight on the possibility of food poisoning.
Currently, aviation authorities have launched a formal investigation into the suspected food poisoning case, and have forewarned scrutiny of the in-flight food supply, storage process, and hygiene standards.
The incident adds to concerns about safety concerns in the cabin raised by Air India.
On the 23rd, just a day earlier, AI114 from Birmingham, England to Delhi, India, was threatened with a bomb during a flight and made an emergency landing at Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia.
At that time, passengers suffered great inconvenience as well as anxiety due to the change of their scheduled destination. After the safety check, the plane headed back to its destination.
On the 12th, Air India flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff at Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, India, killing 274 people, including 241 people on board and residents on the ground. Only one of the 242 people aboard the plane survived.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
