General · 19 August 2026

Passenger jet damaged during take-off at Munich Airport

A Vietnam Airlines flight with 271 passengers and 16 crew clipped runway lights during take-off from Munich Airport on Saturday. The plane's nose lifted with only 91 metres of runway left, causing a loud bang and warnings of a tail strike and tyre damage. It returned to Munich two hours later, landing with four blown tyres, but nobody was hurt.

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