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unusual facts about Indian Airlines



Indian Airlines Flight 427

Commandos from India's National Security Guard (NSG) rescued all 141 passengers and crew of the Indian Airlines Boeing 737, on the ground at Amritsar airport.

Indian Airlines Flight 814

Indian Airlines Flight 814 commonly known as IC 814 was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked.

Kota Airport

Originally serviced by Indian Airlines Dakota aircraft and later by Vayudoot and Jagson Airlines, shutdown of major industries and Kota becoming a major railway junction led to demand for air travel decreasing, prompting the airlines to stop their services.


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Ambarnath

Merwyn Fernandes, a former Indian hockey player, played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 70s.

Hari Baba Ashram, Bidsar

Indian Airlines and Jet Air fly to Jaipur, from where Bidsar is 3.3 hours drive via a taxi or a bus.

Indian Airlines Flight 113

Indian Airlines Flight 113 was a Boeing 737 flight operating from Mumbai to Ahmedabad that crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad airport on 19 October 1988, killing 133 of the 135 people on board.