Last weekend, a TUI UK Boeing 737 MAX had to reject it’s takeoff at Newcastle Airport due to a bird strike.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
TUI UK Flight BY1766 – Newcastle to Arrecife…
TUI flight BY1766, which suffered the bird strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Newcastle and Arrecife.
Furthermore, it is understood that the aircraft involved in the incident was G-TUMK.
As per data from Planespotters.net, G-TUMK is a 5.3 year old Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was delivered to the airline in March 2021.
Of the 737 MAX 8 variant, TUI UK have 21 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of the 21, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 3.9 years.
As well as the 737 MAX 8, the carrier has the following other aircraft in their UK mainline fleet:
- 2 Airbus A320s.
- 33 Boeing 737-800s.
- 13 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
TUI UK flight BY1766 to Arrecife, which suffered the bird strike, attempted a departure at around 15:30 local time on August 25.
Following the bird strike, the aircraft rejected it’s takeoff, as per The Aviation Herald.
It is understood a replacement aircraft took the passengers onwards to Arrecife, with a significant delay of nearly 16 hours.
Aircraft Grounded Overnight…
G-TUMK, the TUI UK aircraft involved in the bird strike on BY1766 Newcastle-Arrecife was grounded overnight.
Once the relevant checks were made to the aircraft, G-TUMK began operating commercial flights again.
No further issues have been reported with the aircraft following the incident.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending any additional information that may come through in the days and weeks ahead.
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