Event |
Action |
Condition |
Result |
bomb
explodes at Las Palmas' Gando airport
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Gando
controllers divert traffic to Tenerife's Los Rodeos airport
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Los
Rodeos too small to accommodate that day's traffic
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Los
Rodeos controllers unaccustomed to handling that day's traffic load
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KLM
pilot lets passengers off plane
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|
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KLM
crew decides to refuel
|
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|
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Los
Rodeos controllers decide to backtrack planes simultaneously
|
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|
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fog
rolls in
|
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|
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Pan
Am pilots not sure where to turn
|
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|
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visibility
drops to 500 meters
|
|
|
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Los
Rodeos controllers let planes move without seeing them
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|
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KLM
pilot initiates takeoff without clearance
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