TUI Flight From Brussels To Hurghada Returns After Lightning Strike

TUI B787-8 Returns to Brussels After Lightning Strike

A TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8 operating a service from Brussels to Hurghada, Egypt returned to Brussels after sustaining a lightning strike on 22 December 2024. TUI flight TB3011 had conducted a departure from Brussels Airport (BRU). The aircraft was conducting a scheduled service bound for Hurghada International Airport (HRG). TUI TB3011 Brussels-Hurghada As the aircraft was on climb after departure, it sustained a lightning strike. Flig…

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TUI aircraft struck by lightning after take-off returns to Brussels Zaventem airport

A TUI Boeing 787-8 that took off from Brussels Airport on Sunday suffered a lightning strike and had to turn back, according to local media. The information was first reported by Het Laatste Nieuws before being confirmed to Belga by TUI Belgium. The TUI Belgium flight from Brussels Airport to the...

A TUI flight from Zaventem to the Egyptian resort of Hurghada had to turn around shortly after departure on Sunday. The culprit was a lightning strike.

TUI Flight From Brussels To Hurghada Returns After Lightning Strike

On Sunday, 22 December, a TUI Airlines Netherlands Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner (registered PF-TFJ), operating flight TB3011 for TUI fly Belgium, departed Brussels Airport for Hurghada in Egypt. A lightning strike shortly after take-off, however, forced the pilots to return back to Belgian’s biggest airport. “A sudden bang with a flash, then a light burning smell was noticed in the cabin,” one passenger recalls. “Passengers were never in danger, bu…

TUI flight from Brussels to Hurghada returns after lightning strike

On Sunday, 22 December, a TUI Airlines Netherlands Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner (registered PF-TFJ), operating flight TB3011 for TUI fly Belgium, departed Brussels Airport for Hurghada in Egypt. A lightning strike shortly after take-off, however, forced the pilots to return back to Belgian’s biggest airport. “A sudden bang with a flash, then a light burning smell […]