Horror flight as mosquitoes swarm plane

Passengers onboard a flight spent the entire trip scratching their skin after swarms of mozzies made their way into the cabin.

Travellers spent the trip swatting mozzies and scratching their skin on a flight full of mosquitoes. Picture: Jam Press

Itchy passengers spent an entire flight praying for the flight to end after mosquitoes swarmed the plane.

The infestation took place on an IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Delhi in India on Monday where passengers spent the entire flight swatting mozzies and scratching their skin.

Footage filmed inside the cabin shows the pesky bugs whizzing around the plane and resting on the overhead lockers.

Those onboard complained cabin crew were ill-equipped to address the issue, adding they were only offered lemongrass remedies to combat the mozzies.

“The whole flight was spent scratching, swatting and just praying for the flight to get over,” passenger Manisha Pande said.

“The solution they offered was some silly lemongrass patch that did nothing.”

“We paid over [$70] per ticket for this. Not cheap. Not low-cost. Just low-effort.”

She added “airlines don’t care, airports can’t manage basic pest control, and passengers are just expected to take it quietly”.

“It’s not just bad service, it’s a systemic rot. Shame on IndiGo, Lucknow Airport, and whoever is responsible for airport sanitation.”

Passengers spent an entire flight swatting mozzies and scratching their skin. Picture: Jam Press

An IndiGo spokesperson said: “We take your onboard experience seriously and strive to make every journey comfortable and pleasant.

“To prevent the entry of mosquitoes, our aircraft undergo regular fumigation, and patches are placed on seats.

“We’re also coordinating with the airport to address this effectively.

The large mozzies were whizzing around the plane and resting on the overhead lockers. Picture: Jam Press

An IndiGo spokesperso said while they take every precaution, mosquitoes can still enter through open doors. Picture: Jam Press

“While we take every precaution, we hope you understand that mosquitoes can still enter through open doors.”

One local said: “They should keep those electric racquets under the seats along with the life jackets.”

“Strange. Just four days ago, I flew from Lucknow to Mumbai with IndiGo, but it was mosquito-free. Lucknow itself, though, was infested,” added someone else.

Meanwhile, back in 2022 a flight from Florida and was just about to land in New Jersey when a passenger spotted a slithery snake in business class.

After alerting cabin crew to the garter snake, “appropriate authorities” took care of the situation once the plane landed.