India, March 11 -- A video that shows passengers arguing with airline staff has been widely shared on social media with claims that it was filmed on the Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi that was forced to turn back last week due to clogged toilets. However, the video was not filmed on that fateful flight and is actually two months old.

An Air India flight (AI126) from Chicago to Delhi spent 10 hours in the air on March 6, before returning to the US city as 8 of its 12 toilets were clogged.

"About an hour and forty-five minutes into the flight, the crew reported some of the lavatories in Business and Economy Class to be unserviceable," the Air India spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. By the time the aircraft was over the A...