New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Two passengers were shifted to other seats in the same cabin when "a few small cockroaches" were found on board Air India flight (AI180) from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata. The airline on 4 July issued an apology for the "inconvenience caused" to passengers.

"On flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata, two passengers were unfortunately bothered by the presence of a few small cockroaches on board. Our cabin crew, therefore, relocated the two passengers to other seats in the same cabin, where they were comfortable thereafter," it said.

It added, "During the flight's scheduled fuel stop in Kolkata, our ground crew promptly conducted a deep cleaning process to address the issue. The same aircraft sub...