PUNE: Aundh businessman Abhijit Bhosle’s quick and candy holiday on beaches with two friends became sour as he landed in a medical institution mattress from seat quantity 9C of SpiceJet’s Goa-Pune flight (SG-1080) on Monday night time because of a clinical emergency onboard after he had a couple of sips of soppy drink.The comfortable drink can Bhosle purchased from the cabin staff allegedly contained steel shards. At house and convalescing on Tuesday, he mentioned, “The flight used to be not on time, however the boarding used to be finished via 7pm. Round 15-20 mins after the aircraft used to be airborne, the cabin staff began to serve refreshments. I purchased a can of soppy drink and a pack of fox nuts.”Bhosle felt inflammation in throat after having a few sips of the comfortable drink. “As I endured to sip, the inflammation greater and abdomen ache began. Quickly, the ache and the inflammation have been an excessive amount of to endure. My pals — Mahesh Gupta and Raj Kumar Agarwal — sitting subsequent to me realised the gravity of the placement and made up our minds to behave,” he mentioned.Gupta, a neighbour of Bhosle, mentioned they tested the meals. “We discovered a number of steel shards within the drink. We shook the can after emptying it in entrance of the cabin staff. It made a damn sound. We needed to stay the can with us as proof in order that lets escalate it to competent government. However the cabin staff took it clear of us, bringing up it used to be their assets,” he mentioned.“The flight landed at 7.50pm. The airline organised an ambulance and Bhosle used to be taken to Ruby Corridor Hospital close to Pune station. Raj accompanied him. I stayed again on the airport in a bid to retrieve the can from the staff. When my efforts failed, I filed a written criticism with SpiceJet in regards to the incident,” Gupta advised TOI.Bhosle went thru an X-ray and a few different exams right through his three-hour keep within the medical institution. A supply in Ruby Corridor Hospital mentioned the affected person have been instructed to seek the advice of the physician once more after a few days. “No feedback can also be made now,” he added.A SpiceJet spokesperson mentioned, “On September 8, a passenger on a SpiceJet flight from Goa to Pune ordered a sealed comfortable drink can with a packet of fox nuts. The can used to be served sealed, in step with the airline’s usual apply. Later right through the flight, the passenger reported discomfort after eating the drink and claimed to have discovered a steel object within. Our staff straight away assisted the passenger, checked for a health care provider onboard (none used to be to be had), and stored the captain and airport workforce knowledgeable. An ambulance used to be organized prematurely,” the spokesperson mentioned.“Complete tests, together with X-rays of the passenger’s throat, chest and stomach, published no overseas object. The attending physician had additionally instructed an endoscopy, which the passenger declined to go through. All clinical bills have been borne via the airline, and SpiceJet workforce remained with the passenger all the way through. As consistent with our SOP, the comfortable drink can used to be retained for investigation via the seller,” the spokesperson added.