Air India has confirmed that one of its flights from the US was forced to turn around last week after passengers trying to flush away plastic bags, rags and clothes clogged up most of its toilets. The plane, which was heading from Chicago to India's capital Delhi, spent several hours in the air before it returned to the US city.

As per reports, Air India Flight 126, traveling from Chicago to Delhi on March 5, was forced to turn around mid-flight after multiple toilets became clogged. About two hours into the journey, crew members reported that several toilets had become "unserviceable,