An ordinary flight at an airport in the Italian city of Milan turned into an extraordinary scene, after dense swarms of mosquitoes forced the low-cost airline Ryanair to evacuate two planes and temporarily suspend their takeoff, in a rare incident that caused confusion at the airport and delayed two international flights by more than 3 hours.

The incident occurred as passengers were preparing to board the two planes bound for Naples, Italy, and Alicante, Spain, where crew and passengers were surprised by the spread of large numbers of mosquitoes inside one of the planes, requiring precautionary evacuation procedures to ensure passenger safety.

Passenger Alice Pichetti, who was preparing to travel to Alicante, recounted the details of the incident, describing it as an 'absurd scene' she had never seen before, confirming that insects covered large parts of the cabin, while crew members tried to control the situation using electric swatters designed for insect control.

She added that the flight crew turned off the cabin lights in an attempt to drive the mosquitoes out, while passengers' phone screens remained the only source of light inside the plane during efforts to contain the situation.

After failing to eliminate the insects, Ryanair decided to transfer passengers to an alternative plane, delaying the takeoff by about 3 hours before resuming the flight normally.

The company has not yet issued an explanation of the reasons that led to the spread of mosquitoes inside the plane, but the incident sparked widespread astonishment among passengers, who described what happened as one of the strangest occurrences in the civil aviation sector.