A TUI flight to Larnaca is holding since departure from Manchester Airport.
A TUI flight is holding since departure from Manchester, UK. The flight BY2700 took off at 07:36 BST to Larnaca, on the south coast of Cyprus.
The flight is operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registration G-TUMG) delivered in 2019.
The crew didn’t squawk 7700 (general emergency) but contacted the tower about an issue on board.
The flight is operated every Sunday for a flight duration over 4 hours.
The aircraft is on holding pattern
The Boeing 737 is holding 10,000 ft altitude.
Returning to Manchester
The plane is burning fuel for safe landing back into MAN.
Over 1h30 of holding
The aircraft is still holding 10,000 ft before returning to MAN.
Issue with nose gear
A picture shared on facebook shows the nose gear is partially down.
TUI flight has now returned to Manchester
TUI Boeing 737 MAX 8 has returned to Manchester after more than 2 hours holding.
