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TUI Boeing 787 Low Fuel MAYDAY: AAIB Finds Fault With UK Airport Diversion Procedures
The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a report about an incident involving a TUI Boeing 787-8, which landed in Birmingham with below-final reserve fuel.
BBC1mon
Out-of-fuel plane made to wait to land - report
described how the TUI Boeing 787 eventually landed at Birmingham, having been diverted from Manchester in high winds, and then turned away from East Midlands Airport. Its first approach had to be ...
Daily Record1mon
TUI plane was 20 minutes from crashing after running out of fuel after issuing MAYDAY call
A TUI plane carrying over 300 passengers was just 20 minutes away from running out of fuel after failing to land at two airports due to high winds. The Boeing 787 aircraft was 35 per cent below ...
Liverpool Echo1mon
TUI flight issues 'MAYDAY' call after failing to land at Manchester Airport
A TUI flight, carrying over 300 passengers ... According to a recent report, the Boeing 787 plane managed to reach Birmingham Airport with only minutes to spare. This was after the pilot decided ...
Birmingham Mail1mon
TUI flight landed in Birmingham with minutes to spare after declaring fuel emergency
A TUI plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Birmingham when it came within 20 minutes of running out of fuel. The Boeing 787 aircraft, which was carrying more than 300 passengers ...