Air India flight from Mumbai to Bangkok delayed after bird nest found in aircraft wing; netizens slam airline's safety in viral video
In another bizarre incident, an Air India flight was recently delayed after parts of a bird nest were found inside one of the wings of the plane. The claims were made on June 25 in a viral video shared by Rajnesh Choudhary, whose friend, Hanshi Paramjeet Singh, was one of the passengers.
On Wednesday, Chaudhary took to his Instagram and shared a video explaining the incident that happened on Air India's Mumbai-Bangkok Flight AI2354. The viral video purportedly showed ground staff removing what looked like tiny twigs used by birds to build their nests in the aircraft wing.
In view of the incident, all the passengers were disembarked from the plane, and another aircraft was arranged for them following the incident.
A passenger's friend shared the viral video of Air India
The Air India flight AI2354 from Mumbai to Bangkok, scheduled to depart at 7:45 am, was delayed by over three hours.
Rajnesh Choudhary shared the update on his Instagram, stating that, during the delay, my friend Hanshi Paramjeet Singh noticed a bird's nest near the aircraft and took a picture, which he showed to a flight attendant.
The air hostess then took his phone and showed the photo to the pilot. Acting responsibly, the pilot decided to conduct a technical inspection by contacting the ground staff to ensure the safety of the flight before takeoff.
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Netizens react to the viral video
As soon as the video surfaced on social media, it caught the attention of netizens who reacted to it. One user pointed out the negligence by Air India, especially after the Ahmedabad plane crash, and wrote, "Why there is a very casual approach on this incident by AI maintenance team."
While another said on X (formerly called Twitter), "How can you be so blind @airindia your ground staff didn't even notice a birds nest 🪹 🤨 thanks to the passenger who caught this in his camera else what could have happened 😡"
Mumbai to Bangkok Air India Flight AI2354 Departure time 7:45am delayed to take off more than 3 hours. Ground staff are trying to remove a bird's nest from inside the wing #aviation pic.twitter.com/Q0E1JVG724 — Ayaz Aziz (@aayaazzizz) June 25, 2025
"A bird made a nest in the wings of #AirIndia flight going from Mumbai to Bangkok. Are they maintaining the flights well? Are they in condition? why no one found it until the bird finishes Nest. ?" one added.
A bird made a nest in the wings of #AirIndia flight going from Mumbai to Bangkok. Are they maintaining the flights well? Are they in condition? why no one found it until the bird finishes Nest. ? @DGCAIndia pic.twitter.com/SyVyvWKjtw — Dr Srinubabu Gedela (@DrSrinubabu) June 26, 2025
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