New York-bound Air India flight with 320 aboard returns to Mumbai following mid-air threat

NEW DELHI: Air India’s Mumbai-New York (JFK) flight had to return to the origin over eight hours after taking off on Monday morning following a threat. The Boeing 777 with over 320 people on board operating as AI 119 was over Azerbaijan when the airline decided to fly back to Mumbai. It had taken off at 1.43 am and returned at 10.25 am.
An Air India spokesperson said: “A potential security threat was detected mid-flight on AI119 operating Mumbai-New York (JFK) on March 10, 2025. After…