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 eventsāa terrorist bombing at another airport, deteriorating weather conditions, miscommunications between pilots and air traffic control, and fatal misunderstandingsāculminated 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.
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 eventsāa terrorist bombing at another airport, deteriorating weather conditions, miscommunications between pilots and air traffic control, and fatal misunderstandingsāculminated in catastrophe.Ā Sources:Mayday: Air Disasters - Season 16, Episode 3, titled "Disaster at Tenerife"Wikipedia Page on the Tenerife airport...