Tui flight makes emergency landing after tail hits runway during take-off
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tui flight was forced to make an emergency landing last month after its tail clipped the runway on take-off. After the plane’s tail “contacted the runway surface”, the pilot set about “dumping fuel” at around 10,000 feet, flying around the Lake District before returning to Manchester Airport in “emergency mode”. A Tui spokesperson told The Independent: “Flight TOM2384 from Manchester to Fuerteventura conducted a precautionary return landing after experiencing a technical issue on Wednesday 9 March 2022. “Incidents are greatest among pilots during their first heavy-weight operations in the new model, especially when the weather is marginal.” In January 2022, a JetBlue Airbus A320 suffered a tail strike while taking off at Yampa Valley Regional airport in Colorado.
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