The phrase refers to the deadliest accident in aviation history, the Tenerife Airport Disaster of 1977. Two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North... Read more »
The deadliest accident in aviation history involved two fully loaded Boeing 747s colliding on a runway in Tenerife, Canary Islands, in 1977. This catastrophic event, resulting in 583 fatalities, highlighted critical issues... Read more »
The deadliest accident in aviation history, involving two fully loaded Boeing 747s, occurred on March 27, 1977, at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport) in the Canary Islands. A bomb threat... Read more »