It’s been a crazy 20 years for Townsville Airport, with passenger numbers growing 45 per cent and $118m in upgrades completed.

Just three years after the 1977 disaster, tragedy struck for a second time. At 9.20am on 25th April 1980, Dan-Air's Flight 1008 departed Manchester Airport bound for Tenerife.

An emergency training drill took place at Indianapolis International Airport, simulating a scenario to test the airport's crisis response.

The Air India crash that killed 241 passengers is among the deadliest plane crashes in recent history. Here's a look at the five deadliest plane crashes in history.

The largest loss of life in multiple aircraft in a single accident is the 583 fatalities in the two Boeing 747s that collided in the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster, while the largest loss of life ...

The largest loss of life in multiple aircraft in a single accident is the 583 fatalities in the two Boeing 747s that collided in the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster, while the largest loss of life ...

The deadliest aviation disaster in history involved KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 on March 27, 1977, at Los Rodeos (Tenerife) Airport in the Canary Islands.

As part of the campaign, a joint mock drill involving the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and airport personnel has been planned.

While we are shocked to see the recent airplane crash in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, the incident reminds us of the past air crashes that shook the world.

'I moved to Tenerife with my husband to get away from angry people at home' EXCLUSIVE: A family is living in a home they made themselves after upping sticks.