India, Aug. 4 -- Air India on Monday said that two passengers on board a San Francisco-Mumbai flight were relocated after they complained of the presence of "few small cockroaches on board", the airline said in a statement.

The incident reportedly occurred on Air India flight AI180, which operates from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata. Air India said that two passengers on board complained of the presence of cockroaches, following which their seats were changed.

"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 the...