TUI Airbus A330 Met By Fire Service In Manchester Amid Engine Trouble

The incident left many passengers alarmed, but no one was injured.

Passengers at Manchester Airport were left shocked yesterday (30th July) when an arriving TUI Airbus A330 was met by multiple fire engines upon landing at the airport. The flight, which landed at around 4:30 pm (BST), was seen with smoke coming from its right-hand side engine. Fire services immediately began dousing the engine with a fire retardant.

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Flight TOM2609 had been flying from Mahon, Spain, to Manchester when the flight experience what Tui described as a technical fault. The aircraft was met at the stand by multiple fire engines while other passengers too to social media to express their alarm.