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Passengers on an Air India flight bound for Delhi had to return to Chicago after the pilot was forced to make an emergency U-turn reportedly due to clogged toilets, according to news agency ANI. ANI cited a spokesperson saying that alternative arrangements were made for the passengers who were stuck on the flight for 10 hours.
“AI126, operating Chicago to Delhi on 6 March 2025, air-returned to Chicago due to a technical issue. Upon landing at Chicago, all passengers and crew disembarked normally and have been provided with accommodation to minimise inconvenience. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to their destination,” the airline said.
Air India flight 126 was over Greenland on March 5 when 11 of its 12 toilets got clogged. The working toilet was located in the business class section, with as many as 300 passengers using it.
A video of the agitated passengers speaking to a cabin crew member on the flight is doing rounds on the internet. The video captures several passengers chatting over the issue. Sharing the clip, an X handle @dom_lucre wrote, “It’s not uncommon for airplane toilets to get clogged, with the issue typically bubbling up when passengers flush unauthorized items down the pipes. Even just one or two clogged toilets is enough to trigger a flight crew to turn the plane around and land due to the limited number of lavatories available.”
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“Upon landing at Chicago, all passengers and crew disembarked normally and have been provided with accommodation to minimise inconvenience,” Air India said in a statement, as reported by New York Post.
In August 2024, a United Airlines flight from Germany to San Francisco was diverted due to an overflow from the plane toilet into the cabin.
