{"id":290062,"date":"2025-10-25T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-manchester-air-disaster-changed-aviation-forever-itv-news-documentary\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:00:08","slug":"how-the-manchester-air-disaster-changed-aviation-forever-itv-news-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-manchester-air-disaster-changed-aviation-forever-itv-news-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Manchester Air Disaster changed aviation forever | ITV News Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PMobrJcqHkg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the Manchester Air Disaster changed aviation forever | ITV News Documentary\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PMobrJcqHkg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It is an air disaster which unfolded on the runway of Manchester Airport and brought about industry-wide changes to aircraft safety.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 55 people died and many more were injured when, in 1985, British Airtours flight 28M bound for Corfu caught fire on take off, on 22 August.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester Air Disaster is often referred to as a &quot;defining moment in the history of civil aviation safety&quot; &#8211; bringing in the worldwide changes to flying which are familiar today.<\/p>\n<p>But, despite the sweeping changes, the disaster is not widely know &#8211; so just what happened, and what measures were brought in as a result?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is an air disaster which unfolded on the runway of Manchester Airport and brought about industry-wide changes to aircraft safety. 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