
Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading
Rob Alexander’s father wasn’t supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985.
“My mother had actually booked him on an Air France flight to go see his mother in India,” recalled Alexander, who was in his teens at the time.
“One of the guys that we knew, he worked for Air India and he wanted to sell my father a ticket very badly to get the commission or something.
“Eventually, he agreed.”