Air India flight to New York diverted back to Mumbai after hoax bomb threat found in plane bathroom

Flight AI119 had 322 passengers and crew on board - (Getty Images)

An Air India flight bound for New York was forced to return to Mumbai mid-flight after a bomb threat was found in the aircraft toilets.

Flight AI119 was around four hours into its almost 16-hour journey from India to the US when the “potential security threat” was discovered on Monday (10 March).