Air India will conduct an investigation after a passenger said he found a worm in a sandwich rations plane, said airline spokesman told the BBC.
Passenger was allegedly found worms on a flight from New York to Delhi on September 28.
This incident is the umpteenth time that happened to the Indian troubled airline.
Media reports said that the previous section in the bottom panel of Air India jet ever fall apart and when the plane was in the air on Saturday.
The experts cited an Indian newspaper as saying that although the goal Bangalore Dreamliner aircraft landed safely, the incidence of life-threatening 150 people on board.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating the incident, which officials said Air India was not an emergency incident, although there is a "gaping hole" in the fuselage.
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'Very rare'
BBC correspondent said it was unclear whether the animals were found in a sandwich is a worm or caterpillar.
Airline spokesman told the BBC that the incident "involving a large catering supply food to all U.S. carriers."
He said that the food was coming from the U.S. and not from India.
"We have taken action against the caterer," said a spokesman for Air India.
He mentioned the incident as "very rare" case and that the catering companies usually have very strict hygiene requirements.
Full investigation of the incident is now being done.
The loss-making airline has repeatedly run into issues related to safety.
In May, an Air India flight forced to land after pilots are locked out of the cockpit after going to the toilet.
He can not enter the cockpit because the door was broken.
In the same month, the airline was also investigating an incident in which the autopilot system on the passenger jet died suddenly.
Mumbai Mirror reported that a cabin crew inadvertently turned off the autopilot when the pilot was resting.
- Losses due to high fuel prices and competition from other private airlines
- Long history of labor problems and debt
- Disputes with staff recurring
- Indian Airlines merger in 2007 with the new 70% completed
- The acquired company and the salary disparity troubled with career
- Many routes are loss-making, especially on international routes, removed
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