The two 747s were not the only aircraft that were asked to divert to Tenerife due to the dramatic events that were unfolding ...

Taking off or landing from a taxiway risks catastrophic collision like what remains the deadliest accident in history.

The aftermath of the two Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets that collided at the ... Show more Beginning with the bomb threat at Las Palmas - the Tenerife disaster was not a result of a single thing but ...

On March 27, 1977, dense fog at Tenerife's Los Rodeos Airport caused a tragic collision between two Boeing planes, killing 583 people. Miscommunication and human ...

The deadliest aviation accident in history was the Tenerife airport disaster in 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway in the Canary Islands. It was decided the main cause ...

This aircraft is a Boeing 747 carrying 234 passengers and ... Like the other airplane involved in the crash, it is diverted to Tenerife's airport when the Las Palmas airport suddenly closes.