Air India Penerbangan 182

Key facts

Date

23 June 1985 ( 1985-06-23 )

Summary

In-flight breakup due to terrorist bombing by the Babbar Khalsa

Aircraft type

Boeing 747-237B

Aircraft name

Emperor Kanishka

Operator

Air India

Iata flight no

AI182

Icao flight no

AIC182

Call sign

AIRINDIA 182

Registration

VT-EFO

Flight origin

Toronto Pearson International Airport , Toronto , Canada (as Flight 181)

1st stopover

Montréal–Mirabel International Airport , Mirabel, Quebec , Canada

2nd stopover

London Heathrow Airport , London , United Kingdom