2 weeks Ago By Rytis Beresnevičius
A TUI Airways Boeing 787-9 that was scheduled to fly to Birmingham, the United Kingdom, had to abort its takeoff due to a cockpit alert, the Mayor of Melbourne, Florida, confirmed in a statement. However, following the aborted takeoff, the 787-9 became stuck on the grass, forcing the airport to bus passengers from the aircraft to the terminal area. The TUI Airways widebody eventually departed for Birmingham two days after the incident.
Stuck On The Grass In a statement, Paul Alfrey, the Mayor of Melbourne, Florida, United States, shared on his social media accounts, including Facebook, confirmed that a TUI Airways 787-9, registered as G-TUIN, had to abort its takeoff from Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) on April 18. The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight BY601 to Birmingham Airport (BHX). Alfrey, citing Greg Donovan, the Executive Director of Melbourne-Orlando International, confirmed that the TUI Airways 787-9 had to abort its landing due to “an alarm in the cockpit.
” Following the aborted landing attempt, the aircraft attempted to exit the runway at taxiway C and became stuck as its right-hand main landing gear (MLG) got stuck in the grass. “Unable to continue the taxi, airport personnel immediately responded and have been deplaning the 350 passengers and transporting them via buses to hotels. Mechanics from STS are working with ground crews and towing resources to move the aircraft.
Once this occurs, mechanics will recertify the aircraft for a potential rescheduled flight tomorrow. ” Flying To Birmingham Following the cancellation of BY601, the focus was on the accommodation of the passengers, with Donovan confirming that there were no injuries onboard the 787-9. Airport staff, including flight operations, maintenance, and others, as well as Donovan and other airport executives, had remained on scene during the aircraft’s recovery process.
The statement concluded by applauding the airport’s team and first responders for working so late into the night during the runway excursion, noting that any incident is stressful. Yet the airport’s team “showed why they are among the best in the aviation field!” According to Flightradar24 records, the TUI Airways 787-9 was scheduled to depart Melbourne-International at 18:05 local time (UTC -4), with a scheduled arrival time of 7:00 local time (UTC +1) in Birmingham, the UK. However, at around 18:08 local time, the flight tracking service showed that the 787-9 stopped on one of the taxiways at Melbourne-Orlando, namely taxiway C.
Flightradar24 showed that the 787-9 departed for Birmingham on April 20, taking off from Melbourne-Orlando at 13:30 and landing in the British city at 02:38. TUI Airways flight BY600/BY601 is a once-weekly hop across the Atlantic Ocean. TUI Airways' route cuts include short, medium, and long-haul departures from the United Kingdom.
Only Serving Melbourne-Orlando According to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium’s Diio Mi airline planning tool, in addition to flight BY600/BY6001, TUI Airways also offers a once-weekly 787-8 flight from Birmingham to Melbourne-Orlando, flight BY630/BY631. In addition to the Birmingham to Melbourne-Orlando itineraries, TUI Airways also offers once and twice weekly flights from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Manchester Airport (MAN) to the Floridian city, respectively, with the flights from London-Gatwick and Manchester being scheduled with the 787-8 in April. In May, TUI Airways’ UK network to Melbourne-Orlando will expand with frequencies from Newcastle International Airport (NCL) and Glasgow Airport (GLA), while exclusively in June, the carrier will fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to the Floridian airport.
During the summer season, TUI Airways will offer flights from the five UK airports to Melbourne-Orlando, according to Cirium’s Diio Mi. Before the pandemic, which largely grounded international travel in 2020, TUI Airways’ sole gateway in the US was Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), with the tour operator having scheduled departures from the UK to Orlando-Sanford up until November 2019, and then, in September 2021. When it resumed flights to the US in April 2022, the airline switched to Melbourne-Orlando for its services to the Sunshine State.
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