The snake was discovered after the airplane landed at Dubai airport. (Representational)

New Delhi:

A snake was discovered within the cargo maintain of an Air India Express airplane after it landed on the Dubai airport on Saturday and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, a senior official, informed Press Trust of India.

The B737-800 plane got here from Calicut, Kerala and the passengers have been safely deplaned.

The senior official on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mentioned a snake was discovered within the cargo maintain of the airplane on arrival on the Dubai airport and the airport fireplace companies have been additionally knowledgeable.

It is a floor dealing with lapse. The incident shall be probed and appropriate enforcement motion shall be taken, the official informed PTI.

An Air India Express spokesperson couldn’t be reached for feedback. Details concerning the variety of passengers couldn’t be instantly ascertained.

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