Fire involving TUI flight at Manchester Airport
The airline says a 'technical fault' was to blame
Last updated 31st Jul 2022
Manchester Airport has confirmed its fire service attended a TUI flight from Menorca on Saturday afternoon.
Smoke was pictured billowing out of an engine of the aircraft at around 4.30pm, while another image shows at lest half a dozen fire engines surrounding the plane on the tarmac at Terminal 2.
'Technical fault'
A spokesperson for the airline said: “We can confirm flight TOM2609 from Mahon to Manchester, which was operated by an airline partner, experienced a technical fault on arrival to the stand and was met by the fire service.
"We are in contact with the airline to get information about the incident and to confirm when the aircraft can return to service.
"The safety of our passengers and crews on partner airlines always remains our highest priority. The aircraft was completely safe to land, and all passengers have been disembarked.
'Unsettling'
"We understand how unsettling it can be when an aircraft is met by emergency services so we will continue to offer our full support.
"We’d like to apologise to all customers for the inconvenience and thank them for their patience and understanding at this time.”