clothes and plastic bags, according to the airline. The flight, Air India AI126, was five hours into its journey, when it was forced to turn around, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

Air India's flight AI126 from Chicago to Delhi had to return to Chicago after nine hours due to several unserviceable lavatories. The investigation revealed that improper items like polythene bags and ...

Air India addresses the diversion of flight AI126 ... they discovered that the lavatory issues were caused by polythene bags, rags, and clothing that had been flushed down and became lodged ...