Aviation Minister says that Air India is not expected to serve lizards to its passengers

After reports surfaced about a passenger on an international flight of Air India being served a lizard in his meal, India's Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday said Air India is not expected to serve lizards, nor are the cooks expected to cook lizards.



"This is a serious issue. Air India is not expected to serve lizards, nor are the cooks expected to cook lizards," Gajapathi Raju said.

According to reports, a lizard was found in the lunch tray of a passenger onboard the Delhi-London Air India flight on Thursday.



The concerned passenger has filed a complaint with the airline. However, Air India has insisted that there is "absolutely no truth" in the report. The state-owned airline has dismissed the report as a "false and baseless hoax" launched to tarnish its image.

You can watch Ashok Gajapathi Raju's short interview here.