20-04-2025
UK-bound plane aborts takeoff after electrical alarm sounds
MELBOURNE — A commercial Boeing Dreamliner flight carrying 350 passengers to England had to abort its takeoff April 18 from the Melbourne Orlando International Airport, prompting a heavy response from emergency workers, officials said.
The TUI Airways aircraft veered off the taxiway as it exited the runway, with its front landing gear rolling onto the grass. No one was injured.
The taxiway incident happened on the evening of April 18, shortly after air traffic controllers were contacted about the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 having electrical issues.
'A B787–9 TUI aircraft departing for Birmingham, UK, aborted their takeoff on runway 9R due to an alarm in the cockpit. While exiting the runway at Taxiway C, the aircraft's right main landing gear went into the grass,' Airport Director Greg Donovan said in a statement.
Federal Aviation Administration investigators said the passenger plane — TUI Airways Flight 601 — was preparing to leave for Birmingham, England, on April 18 when the crew moved to abort the takeoff after an alarm rang in the cockpit, authorities reported.
The 350 passengers, along with the flight crew, were taken off the plane, and the aircraft towed to be looked over by mechanics. Passengers were bused to hotels and the plane was inspected and recertified for flight. The new flight was supposed to leave April 19, but it was not immediately known if it had departed.
Melbourne Orlando International Airport had a total of 747,691 total passengers for 2023, including inbound and outbound flights at the Space Coast facility.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: UK-bound plane slides off taxiway after electrical issue in cockpit
