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Lizard in AI food tray story false, fabricated, says civil aviation minister

#Clarification #Denial #Air India would like to clarify that the news on Twitter & elsewhere regarding a "lizard in meal tray" (1/3) — Air India (@airindiain) June 13, 2015

On board AI 111 DEL-LHR of 11th June, is #false & #baseless. (2/3) — Air India (@airindiain) June 13, 2015

No such complaint has been received from any passenger on board the flight or at Air India office in LHR. (3/3) — Air India (@airindiain) June 13,

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MUMBAI: National carrier Air India on Saturday strongly denied reports of any passenger finding a lizard in the in-flight meal served on board a Delhi-London flight on Thursday."Air India has investigated the "incident" and has found it to be false and baseless. No such complaint by any passenger of the flight has been received on board the flight or at the Air India office in London," said the airline in a statement released on Saturday morning.Earlier, reports quoting airline sources said the incident took place when the flight attendants were serving lunch on board the said flight on Thursday."A flight attendant got the said meal from the galley and soon after it was placed on to the tray, the passenger was heard screaming," said a source.The lunch which was wrapped in a cling film had a lizard scurrying from under a burger, the source added."The passenger was very upset and said that he would lodge a complaint with the airline on landing. He did not file a complaint then and there itself as he said he was not sure about the complaint reaching the airline," said the source.The unfortunate incident comes at a time when the national carrier is battling a huge debt of over Rs 40000 crore and one of the consequences was delayed payment to its caterers."For months together the caterers had supplied meals on credit to AI. It then becomes difficult for the airline to crack the whip," said an airline source.