Thomson B788 over Celtic Sea on Jan 18th 2015, toilottery

Last Update: January 19, 2015 / 23:03:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BY-60

Aircraft Registration
G-TUIA

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A Thomson Airways Boeing 787-800, registration G-TUIA performing flight BY-60 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados) with 283 people on board, was enroute at FL400 about 150nm west of Brest (France) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Manchester,EN (UK) due to malfunctioning toilets on board. The aircraft landed safely in Manchester about 75 minutes later.

The aircraft was able to depart again after about 75 minutes on the ground and reached Bridgetown with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Manchester due to a broken toilet.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BY-60

Aircraft Registration
G-TUIA

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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