Tui Airways flight collides with catering vehicle in Aberdeen – Aviation.Direct

A Tui Airways Boeing 737-800 aircraft collided with a catering vehicle on the tarmac at Aberdeen International Airport on Friday 19 January after landing from Tenerife (flight BY1519). The incident occurred at around 14:00 and resulted in visible damage to one of the aircraft’s wings. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

Passengers reported a strong jolt during the incident, and one passenger noticed a crack in the wing. Due to the accident, the flight was delayed for 30 minutes as the plane remained on the tarmac and no further information was provided from the cockpit.

The flight was originally scheduled to make a short stopover in Aberdeen before returning to Tenerife. However, the scheduled departure time, one hour after landing, had to be postponed and the aircraft could not take off until the following morning after all safety checks had been completed.