Indian Airlines Flight 605 was flying from an airport formerly known by what name?
Indian Airlines Flight 605 Indian Airlines Flight 605 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, flying from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in India's largest city of Bombay (present day Mumbai) to Hindustan Airport in Bangalore, the capital of Indian state of Karnataka. On 14 February 1990, the aircraft involved in the crash, an Airbus A320-231 registered in India as VT-EPN, crashed onto a golf course while on a landing attempt on Bangalore International Airport, killing 92 people.
Juhu Aerodrome Juhu Aerodrome (ICAO: VAJJ) is located in Juhu, an upmarket residential suburb of Mumbai, India. It is used by small General Aviation aircraft and helicopters. Founded in 1928 as India's first civil aviation airport, Juhu served as the city's primary airport during and up to World War II. In 1948, commercial operations were moved to the much larger RAF Santacruz which was built 2 km east of Juhu aerodrome during the war. In 1932, JRD Tata landed at the Juhu aerodrome, inaugurating India's first scheduled commercial mail service.