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TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737-800 suffers tail strike on departure Amsterdam Schiphol

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On 27 February, a TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737-800 (registered OO-JAY) was scheduled to operate flight OR1631 between Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands and Gran Canaria, Spain. On departure, the aircraft suffered a tail strike. The crew stopped climbing at 9,000 feet and returned to Amsterdam for an uneventful landing 30 minutes after initial take-off.

Flightradar24

The holiday airline dispatched a replacement aircraft (registered OO-JAF) to Amsterdam.

The passengers arrived in Gran Canaria with a delay of around six hours. This morning at 9:00 local time, the aircraft departed Gran Canaria again destination Groningen, according to Flightradar24-data.

OO-JAY is scheduled to be ferried back to Brussels this afternoon at 17:00 local time.

This post was published on 28 February 2023 10:45

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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