KLM KL706 Tenerife diversion
Definition
A specific aviation incident referring to KLM Flight 706, which historically departed from Amsterdam to Tokyo, and is often erroneously conflated in internet search queries with the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest plane crash in history.
A colloquial shorthand used by enthusiasts of historical aviation disasters to reference a complex web of flight routing anomalies and the infamous collision of two 747s at Los Rodeos Airport.
Examples
If you spend too much time on Wikipedia rabbit holes, you eventually end up at the KLM KL706 Tenerife diversion entry.
My dinner party conversation skill involves successfully avoiding the KLM KL706 Tenerife diversion topic unless I want everyone to leave immediately.
Aviation geeks consider knowing the nuances of the KLM KL706 Tenerife diversion as the ultimate litmus test for casual airplane enthusiasts.