Malta Air B38M at Leeds on Jul 26th 2025, overran runway on departure

Last Update: July 28, 2025 / 10:36:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Malta Air

Flight number
FR-9079

Destination
Alicante, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-VVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Malta Air Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-VVK performing flight FR-9079 from Leeds,EN (UK) to Alicante,SP (Spain), lined up runway 32 via taxiway D1 and commenced takeoff. The aircraft rotated just before the runway end, became airborne past the runway end and reached 35 feet AGL over the runway end safety area. The aircraft climbed out to safety and continued to destination without further incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Malta Air

Flight number
FR-9079

Destination
Alicante, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-VVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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