Alitalia Flight 4128 was a scheduled Hold flight from Leonardo da Vinci Airport , in Rome , Italy , to Palermo International Airport in Palermo , Italy , with 129 on board .

Alitalia Flight 4128 was a scheduled Hold flight from Leonardo da Vinci Airport , in Rome , Italy , to Palermo International Airport in Palermo , Italy , with 129 on board .

On December 23 , 1978 , it crashed Catastrophe into the Tyrrhenian Sea about north of Palermo while on approach Arriving .

The initial part of the approach Arriving was instrumental until the flight was 2 miles from Palermo International Airport .

The British had maintained a blockade off Malta since the beginning Process_start of the siege , ostensibly led Conquering by Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson , who by March 1800 was defying a direct order from his superior officer Lord Keith by remaining in Palermo with his lover Emma , Lady Hamilton .