Toilets clogged, AI flight bound for Delhi returns to Chicago after 10 hrs

IN a fresh fiasco for Air India, a Delhi-bound flight was forced to return to Chicago from where it departed after nearly ten hours in air.

- SHEKHAR SINGH @ New Delhi

No, it wasn't for a mechanical failure. The lavatories onboard the flight were completely clogged. The mid-air sanitation disaster left passengers furious, adding to the growing list of service failures plaguing the airlines.

The flight, which took off from Chicago on March 5, was soaring over Greenland when 11 out of its 12 toilets became inoperative, leaving nearly 300 passengers with just a single functional lavatory. To make matters worse, the only working restroom was in business class, sparking chaos and frustration among travelers.