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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 2022 |
| Time: | 15:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | TUI Airways |
| Registration: | G-TAWI |
| MSN: | 37267/4006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Bournemouth International Airport (BOH/EGHH) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bournemouth International Airport (BOH/EGHH) |
| Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport (RHO/LGRP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TUI Airways flight BY6624, a Boeing 737-8K5, reportedly suffered a bird strike on departure from Bournemouth Airport, U.K. TUI have confirmed in a statement that the plane has suffered a bird strike. A spokesperson said:
"We can confirm flight TOM6624 unfortunately reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff from Bournemouth. The aircraft therefore had to divert to Gatwick Airport for an engineering inspection. We have a team on the ground supporting impacted customers as we work to get them back on their way as soon as possible".
The aircraft entered a holding pattern for about one hour before diverting to London-Gatwick Airport.
Sources:
1. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/21262575.tui-flight-diverts-suspected-bird-strike/?ref=rss
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-tawi#2d696200
3. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-TAWI
4. https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/tui-bournemouth-flight-live-updates-7571856
5. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1667543/tui-emergency-landing-suspected-bird-strike-gatwick-airport-diversion-inspection
6. https://planefinder.net/data/aircraft/G-TAWI
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth_Airport
Location
Media:
Flight BY6624 from Bournemouth to Rhodeshttps://t.co/bYKYXtLqkV @FlightEmergency pic.twitter.com/deutQJSvsK
— Carl Brooks (@Fatcricket82) September 10, 2022
@FlightEmergency any news on TUI flight BY6624 callsign TOM5G, circling since take-off from Bournemouth BOH over an hour ago, definitely doesn't sound right. pic.twitter.com/UFJDoKHR1e
— Alecos Bamptinopolous (@BournemouthAlec) September 10, 2022
Boeing 737-8K5 ‘G-TAWI’ TUI Airways (c/n 37267, l/n 4006, Built 2012): Seen arriving on flight BY7503 / TOM1AB from Zakynthos at Birmingham Airport, West Midlands, UK 24th September 2021Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2022 16:57 | harro | Added |
| 10-Sep-2022 16:58 | harro | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 10-Sep-2022 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 10-Sep-2022 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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