Air India flight to London returns to Mumbai after a rodent spotted in cabin

It was an Air India flight to London that had taken off from Mumbai but had to return to base after a rodent was spotted in cabin. The rat was was seen scurrying around the cabin by some passengers and, when alerted, efforts were made to capture it but in vain.
The pilot, therefore, the pilot decided to return to Mumbai for the safety of passengers.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 31 December 2015.

The aircraft would have to, now, be fumigated before it can go back into service. Once a rodent is sighted, it must be traced and eliminated otherwise there are fears that it could gnaw into electrical cables and cause a serious accident. The airline arranged an alternate plane to fly the passengers on to London.
Incidentally, in the recent past, there were several incidents that have hit Air India flights in the past day. In one of these cases, a pilot had to abort take-off after a stray dog ran onto the runway in northern India. In another incident, a plane from Mumbai collided with a catering van at the Newark airport in New Jersey, US.

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