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Nicole Goodwin

TUI flight to Newcastle Airport forced to divert less than an hour after take off

A flight to Newcastle Airport was diverted less than an hour into its journey yesterday after the aircraft required an "additional fuel stop".

Passengers travelling on the TUI flight TOM1311 from Skiathos, Greece, to Newcastle International Airport on Wednesday afternoon were diverted soon after take off.

The flight departed from Skiathos at 1.46pm local time but just 40 minutes into the flight it was diverted to Thessaloniki, Greece. It departed again at 3.06pm and TUI confirmed that all passengers arrived safely in Newcastle.

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