A TUI pilot had to dump fuel and return to Manchester Airport in 'emergency mode' after its tail hit the runway during take-off.
Fully-booked flight TOM 2384 to Fuerteventura was taking off at around 8.30am on March 9 when the tail 'contacted the runway surface'.
Dubbed a 'tail strike', the incident on the Boeing 737-800 meant the crew had to stop the climb at 10,000ft, burn off fuel by flying around the Lake District, before rerunning to Manchester for a safe landing, 45 minutes after departure. READ MORE; Manchester Airport's Terminal Three to reopen this week to cope with passenger demand The aircraft landed safely and passengers boarded a new aircraft around seven hours later.
The original plane was reported to still be on the ground at Manchester around 26 hours after landing. The Manchester Evening News has asked TUI what happened to the aircraft.
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