Boeing 777 was flying over Azerbaijan when it changed course and returned to Mumbai. Bomb-detection procedures were carried out. The threat alert was found to be a hoax. The flight will now take off at 5 am tomorrow, Air India has said. It took off from Mumbai around 2 in the morning and returned at 10.25 am. It takes about 15 hours to complete the journey from Mumbai to New York. It has been rescheduled to operate at 0500 Hrs of 11 March 2025, and all passengers have been offered hotel accommodation, meals, and other assistance until then. The aircraft is undergoing mandatory checks by security agencies, and Air India is extending its full cooperation to the authorities, the airline said. The Boeing 777 aircraft, with 303 passengers and 19 crew members on board, was flying from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai to John F Kennedy airport in New York, taking 15 hours. It was flying with a capacity of 303 passengers, with 19 crew on board.