Air India Mumbai-New York Flight Returns After Threat, Was Above Azerbaijan

An Air India flight travelling to New York returned to Mumbai four hours after take-off after the crew received a threat. The Boeing 777 aircraft was flying over Azerbaijan when it changed course and returned to Mumbai. Following its landing, bomb-detection procedures were carried out. According to sources, the threat is believed to be a hoax. The flight took off from Mumbai around 2 in the morning and returned to Mumbai around 10.30 am.