A Johannesburg-bound South African Airways flight, scheduled to depart in the wee hours on Thursday from Mumbai international airport, was grounded after a tyre of the pushback vehicle (used to bring the aircraft till the runway) burst. Splinters from the vehicle hit the nose light of the aircraft, damaging it.

On ground: The plane was expected to fly 185 passengers to Johannesburg on Thursday morning. Representation pic/gettyimages