Man checked luggage, didn't board doomed Air India flight
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | 7:57 AM ET
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Paul Downs, a former CP Air reservations expert, told the jury that plane tickets were cancelled and added several times to accommodate two passengers connecting to two separate Air India planes, one of which was Flight 182.
Downs said that days before the bombing, there was a flurry of activity to change passengers' names, which was captured by the airline's computer system.
Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri listen to opening arguments at the Air India trial (CP PHOTO)
A man paid cash for a round-trip flight on CP Airlines from Vancouver to Tokyo, with a connection on an Air India flight destined for Bangkok. But before the flight was confirmed, the passenger's name was changed to L. Singh, Downs said.
Downs is testifying in the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri.
The two B.C. men have pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy. The bombing of Air India Flight 182 killed all 329 people on board.
The Crown contends the two men were part of a terrorist conspiracy and that they planned to place a bomb on Flight 182, and on a second Air India jet that flew out of Tokyo airport.
The second bomb exploded at the Japanese airport, killing two baggage handlers.
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