An Air India Flight Is Forced To Turn Around And Land After 2 Of The 3 Toilets Get Clogged With Poop

Posted • March 10, 2025: An Air India flight was forced to return on a 10 hour trip to Chicago Illinois because their toilets were clogged with poop leaving hundreds Indians trapped on a plane with no restroom. Air India Flight 126 was making its way over Greenland on March 5 when 11 out of its 12 toilets broke down, with the only working toilet located in the business class section for some 300 passengers to use, View From The Wing reported. Air India said that it would offer refunds for the cancellation, but that was little relief to some customers — who claimed they were forced to jump through hoops to get their flights rescheduled or refunded. It’s not uncommon for airplane toilets to get clogged, with the issue typically bubbling up when passengers flush unauthorized items down the pipes. Even just one or two clogged toilets is enough to trigger a flight crew to turn the plane around and land due to the limited number of lavatories available.