Rome Ciampino

Reiner Flight 4102 departed Frankfurt, Germany in the early morning of November 10th, 2008.

Its destination was Rome Ciampino Airport in Italy, a 1 hour 50 minute trip.

The aircraft was an 8 month old Boeing 737-800, a modern aircraft with an excellent safety record.

Reiner had a vast fleet of 737s at the time and had flown them without serious incident for nearly a decade.

The registration was Golf Alpha Lima Yankee Papa.

She lifted off from Rome's Ciampino Airport at ten o'clock in the morning, local time, bound for London.

Thirty-five souls on board, crew and passengers.

She climbed out normally.