India, June 27 -- A Bangkok-bound Air India flight was delayed by over five hours in Mumbai on June 25, due to some hay that was found stuck in the aircraft's wings, the airline said.

According to the data accessed by PTI news agency from flight tracking website flightradar24.com, AI 2354 - which was a Airbus A320Neo plane - was scheduled to depart from Mumbai airport early at 7. 45 am. However, the flight departed at around 1 am.

This was confirmed by the airline in a statement, which said, "AI2354 scheduled to operate from Mumbai to Bangkok on 25 June 2025 was held back as some hay was found stuck below the left wing of the operating aircraft."

Following the issue, the passengers were asked to disembark from the plane and were served...