Overview

• Thousands of bees swarmed the Airbus A320’s open luggage door as baggage was being loaded just before the scheduled 4:20 pm takeoff
• Ground staff’s smoke dispersal attempts failed, prompting the airport fire brigade to deploy water spray to safely remove the insects
• Flight 6E-7285 departed at 5:26 pm and landed in Jaipur without incident, and no passengers or crew were injured
• Passengers remained onboard during the hour-long delay and were kept informed by the crew to ensure calm
• Surat Airport management is consulting wildlife experts and reinforcing perimeter checks under new safety measures ahead of monsoon months