Tenerife airport disaster ... Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten was a very senior pilot, who as well as training many of the newer pilots, also appeared on KLM adverts and promotional materials.

A fatal miscommunication between air traffic control and the crew of Dan-Air Flight 1008 led the plane into a mountain near Tenerife North Airport in 1980, killing all 146 on board.

The three pilots on board had years of experience under their belt but the rugged terrain and poor weather around the airport has made it a notoriously difficult place to land.

Tenerife North, formerly Los Rodeos Airport, is one of the island's two international airports and is located at an elevation of 2,000 ft making it a particularly challenging airport to fly in and ...

Dan-Air Flight 1008 was a regular service from Manchester to Tenerife in 1980 but what happened on April 25th of that year shocked the world Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

Tenerife North Airport, once known as Los Rodeos Airport, is one of the island's two international airports and is located 2,000 ft above sea level, making it a particularly tough airport to fly ...

Meanwhile, the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision was India's deadliest aviation disaster, caused by altitude miscommunication and poor coordination between two international flights. While most comments ...

Airport chaos forced British families to 'lift children onto their shoulders to stop them suffocating' after hundreds of holidaymakers were trapped in an overcrowded passport control in Tenerife.

A fatal miscommunication between air traffic control and the crew of Dan-Air Flight 1008 led the plane into a mountain near Tenerife North Airport in 1980, killing all 146 on board.