Milan commemorates 25 years since Linate airport disaster

Milan is holding commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Linate airport disaster, which occurred on October 8, 2001. The tragedy involved a collision between a Cessna Citation CJ2 and a Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-87 during heavy fog, resulting in 118 deaths.

The victims included passengers and crew from both aircraft, as well as workers at the airport's baggage handling facility. The only survivor of the accident was Pasquale Padovano.

Organized by the ‘8 Ottobre per non dimenticare’ Committee and the Municipality of Milan, the memorial program includes a wreath-laying ceremony at the site at 8:10 AM, the exact time of the collision. Due to bad weather, some events were moved to the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, where Archbishop Mario Delpini will officiate a mass and read the names of the 118 victims.