January 2008: A Polish Casa C-295M army transport plane crashes in the north-west of the country killing 19 people, many of whom had just attended an air safety conference.

August 2005: Helios Airways flight from Cyprus to Prague crashes north of Athens, the Greek capital, with 121 people on board. There were no survivors.

January 2003: Turkish Airlines plane crashes as it is about to land at Diyarbakir in the south-east of the country. Seventy-six passengers and crew are killed.

October 2001: Scandinavian Airlines System plane collides with a small aircraft in fog on the runway at Linate airport in Milan, 118 people are left dead.

July 2000: Air France Concorde flight destined for New York crashes into a hotel outside Paris shorty after taking off. A total of 113 people are killed, including four on the ground.

November 1983: An Avianca Boeing 747 plane travelling from Paris to Madrid's Barajas airport crashes during the approach to the Spanish capital, killing 181 of 192 on board.

March 1977: Two Boeing 747s collide in foggy weather on runway in Tenerife, a total of 583 people are killed, making it the worst-ever plane disaster in Europe.

March 1974: Turkish Airlines flight crashes near Paris after cargo door that was not closed properly blew out. The 33 passengers and 12 crew were killed.