Out-of-fuel plane made to wait to land - report
A passenger plane that was running dangerously low on fuel with 300 people on board was made to wait while another aircraft was given permission to land, a report has found. The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) described how the TUI Boeing 787 eventually landed at Birmingham, having been diverted from Manchester in high winds, and then turned away from East Midlands Airport. Its first approach had to be abandoned because of high winds, meaning another plane was given priority to land. The aircraft finally touched down with less than two-thirds of its planned minimum fuel level. The aircraft was on an overnight flight across the Atlantic from Cancun, four days before Christmas 2023, with high winds forecast over northern England. Extra fuel was loaded to account for the possibility of a diversion. The flight should have landed at Manchester Airport, but after holding with seven others waiting for winds to subside, it was prevented from landing by bad weather. A diversion to East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire was unsuccessful because there was no room for the plane, so it went on to Birmingham instead. The first attempt there was aborted due to a windshear warning from the onboard equipment. Story has details.<br/>
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Out-of-fuel plane made to wait to land - report
A passenger plane that was running dangerously low on fuel with 300 people on board was made to wait while another aircraft was given permission to land, a report has found. The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) described how the TUI Boeing 787 eventually landed at Birmingham, having been diverted from Manchester in high winds, and then turned away from East Midlands Airport. Its first approach had to be abandoned because of high winds, meaning another plane was given priority to land. The aircraft finally touched down with less than two-thirds of its planned minimum fuel level. The aircraft was on an overnight flight across the Atlantic from Cancun, four days before Christmas 2023, with high winds forecast over northern England. Extra fuel was loaded to account for the possibility of a diversion. The flight should have landed at Manchester Airport, but after holding with seven others waiting for winds to subside, it was prevented from landing by bad weather. A diversion to East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire was unsuccessful because there was no room for the plane, so it went on to Birmingham instead. The first attempt there was aborted due to a windshear warning from the onboard equipment. Story has details.<br/>
