Watch: swarm of bees settles near IndiGo aircraft's luggage door delaying Surat-Jaipur flight
The viral video, recorded from inside the aircraft, shows a swarm of bees resting on the open luggage door. A fire engine scurried to the runway to remove the bees and clear the door. Reports indicated that smoke was initially used to disperse the bees but it proved to be ineffective. The fire engine then sprayed water to remove them.
After the issue was addressed, the flight managed to take off after an hour's delay.
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'We informed the airport's fire team. They used a jet of water from a fire tender to remove the bees from the open shutter,' the Times of India quoted an airport official as saying.
Similar incidents were reported in 2019 and 2020 when swarms of bees delayed two separate Air India flights at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. While in 2019, the bees sat near the cockpit window of a Boeing 737, the following year, the insects gathered near the cargo hold of an aircraft.
In 2023, a Delta Airlines flight from Houston to Atlanta in the US was delayed by a swarm of bees that gathered on one of the wings of the aircraft. The authorities took three hours to remove the bees, eventually allowing the flight to take off.
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To its south on the Tibetan plateau are two lakes: the freshwater Manasarovar (Mapam Yumtso) and saltwater Rakshastal (Lhanag Tso). Both lakes and the towering mountain in their background are significant in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Tibetan Bon traditions. Therefore, c is the correct answer. (For more, refer: Kailash-Mansarovar yatra resumes after five years: history of a storied pilgrimage, Explained, The Indian Express.) Subscribe to our UPSC newsletter and stay updated with the news cues from the past week. Stay updated with the latest UPSC articles by joining our Telegram channel – IndianExpress UPSC Hub, and follow us on Instagram and X. Manas Srivastava is currently working as Senior Copy Editor with The Indian Express (digital) and leads a unique initiative of IE - UPSC Essentials. He majorly writes on UPSC, other competitive exams and education-related projects. In the past, Manas has represented India at the G-20 Youth Summit in Mexico. He is a former member of the Youth Council, GOI. A two-time topper/gold medallist in History (both in graduation and post-graduation) from Delhi University, he has mentored and taught UPSC aspirants for more than five years. His diverse role in The Indian Express consists of writing, editing, anchoring/ hosting, interviewing experts, and curating and simplifying news for the benefit of students. He hosts the YouTube talk show called 'Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik' and a LIVE series on Instagram and YouTube called 'LIVE with Manas'.His talks on 'How to read a newspaper' focus on newspaper reading as an essential habit for students. His articles and videos aim at finding solutions to the general queries of students and hence he believes in being students' editor, preparing them not just for any exam but helping them to become informed citizens. This is where he makes his teaching profession meet journalism. 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