The Tenerife Airport Disaster
The Tenerife Airport Disaster

The Tenerife Airport Disaster

April 30, 2025 6:00am
1:04:00
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Episode 6
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On March 27, 1977, on the fog-shrouded runway of Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided during takeoff, claiming 583 lives. Discover how a chain of unlikely events—a terrorist bombing at another airport, deteriorating weather conditions, miscommunications between pilots and air traffic control, and fatal misunderstandings—culminated in catastrophe.Ā Sources:Mayday: Air Disasters - Season 16, Episode 3, titled "Disaster at Tenerife"Wikipedia Page on the Tenerife airport disasterFind FINAL BOARDING CALL online:Ā Website: finalboardingcallpodcast.com Instagram: @FinalBoardingCallPod Facebook: Final Boarding CallCredits:Ā Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.

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Duration:1:04:00
Published:April 30, 2025 6:00am
File Size:58.6 MB
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On March 27, 1977, on the fog-shrouded runway of Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided during takeoff, claiming 583 lives. Discover how a chain of unlikely events—a terrorist bombing at another airport, deteriorating weather conditions, miscommunications between pilots and air traffic control, and fatal misunderstandings—culminated in catastrophe.Ā Sources:Mayday: Air Disasters - Season 16, Episode 3, titled "Disaster at Tenerife"Wikipedia Page on the Tenerife airport...

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