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Dan Air was a prominent British airline, especially renowned for operating inclusive tour flights to popular holiday destinations across Southern Europe and North Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. As one of the early adopters of the Boeing 727 in Britain, the airline had to make specific modifications to meet British safety requirements. By the time of the accident, the aircraft serving flight 10008 was 14 years old but maintained in generally good condition with a full load of 138 passengers and eight crew members.