Bees swarm GoAir plane, trigger panic

Harshbab Singh

Mohali, October 11

An Ahmedabad-bound flight got delayed by around 20 minutes after a swarm of bees surrounded the GoAir plane, forcing the airport authorities to delay the boarding of passengers at the international airport here today.

The incident led to panic among the passengers, who were about to board the plane. Sources said while many preferred to return towards the airport terminal, a few ran towards the other side of the plane. 

 The drama continued for several minutes. It was only after the bees went away that the passengers decided to return and board the plane. “Fortunately, no one was hurt during the incident. However, the flight was delayed by around 20 minutes,” said sources. 

The GoAir flight (913) was to depart from the airport at 4 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 5.45 pm. The unusual incident happened around 3.45 pm, leading to a delay in the take-off.