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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Helen Coffey

Terrified Tui passengers describe flight’s emergency landing following ‘loud bangs’ and turbulence

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Passengers onboard a “really scary” Tui flight from Manchester airport have described a journey during which “loud bangs” could be heard mid-flight and people were thrown from their seats before the plane made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.

Flight TUI BY216 had been delayed by an hour when it departed for Cape Verde on 27 June just after 10.30am, but took off smoothly.

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