Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. 20th August, 2015. Some of the families of the 154 people who lost their lives - when Spanair Flight JK5022 - an MD-82 jet - crashed on take off on August 20, 2008 as it tried to leave Madrid airport - attend a ceremony near a sculpture dedicated to the vitims in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria on the 7th anniversary of the accident. The Madrid to Gran Canaria flight crashed on take off, 154 people ( many from Gran Canaria) lost their lives, only 18 people survived. Credit: Alan Dawson News/Alamy Live News
Thursday, 20th August 2015, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Some of the families of the 154 people who lost their lives - when Spanair Flight JK5022 - an MD-82 jet - crashed on take off on August 20, 2008 as it tried to leave Madrid airport - attend a ceremony near a sculpture dedicated to the vitims in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria on the 7th anniversary of the accident. The Madrid to Gran Canaria flight crashed on take off, 154 people ( many from Gran Canaria) lost their lives, only 18 people survived. It was the world's deadliest aviation accident in 2008. PICTURED: A woman wears a photo of her daughter and grandson, who both died in the accident. She is also wearing a card saying: " a chain of errors and nobody resposible". White roses aren placed in the slots on the steel sculpture in background. There are 154 slots (one for every victim).
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