by Donald Wood
Last updated: 11:41 AM ET, Mon July 23, 2018
Several passengers who have flown on Air India flights out of a New Jersey airport over the last week have reported being bitten by bed bugs.
According to NJ.com, a traveler named Pravin Tonsekar purchased business class seats for himself, his wife and two children for a 17-hour flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mumbai Tuesday when the family discovered their seats were covered with bed bugs.
Tonsekar shared images of the small insects on their seats via Twitter, saying that his two daughters were covered in bug bites by the end of the journey:
In response, Air India issued a reply via Twitter, saying, "We are sorry to hear this, Mr. Pravin. Sharing the details with our maintenance team for corrective measures in this regard."
Tonsekar wasn't the only traveler reporting an incident with bed bugs, as another man identified as Rohan said on social media that his wife and three children were on an Air India flight Wednesday afternoon and were bitten by the insects:
The Times of India reported another group of travelers, including an 8-month-old child, were bitten by bugs on the same Newark-Mumbai route, but the plane was different.
A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told NJ.com officials at the Newark airport haven't received any reports of bed bugs in the terminal or other areas of the facility.
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