BRIT holidaymakers have watched in horror as their plane’s tyre exploded during take-off from Corfu.
Passengers were then told to get into the emergency brace position as the TUI plane shook around them and smoke emerged from the wheel.
A Brit tourist was left horrified after their flight’s wheel exploded on take-off
Jam Press/KrisographySmoke emerged after the tyre exploded[/caption]
Jam Press/KrisographyAirport workers investigate the blown tyre[/caption]
Kris was returning from Corfu to Birmingham, with wife Katie and sons, Olly, 13, and Zach, 9, when the nightmare happened just as the plane was about to take-off.
Kris, from Telford, Shropshire, said the experience was “scary”.
“There were bits of tyre flying everywhere.
“The whole wing was rippling.”
Kris said passengers didn’t know what had happened exactly at first as the pilots didn’t tell them for two hours.
But he had a fair idea as by sitting next to the window he could see the horror occurring.
Kris filmed the take-off and footage he caught shows a loud thump as the plane speeds along the runway and the wheel explodes.
The flight still took off and flew all the way back to the UK.
On arrival in Birmingham, emergency services crews prepared for the plane’s arrival.
Kris said: “And as we came into touch down the crew were saying, ‘heads down, heads down, heads down’ repeatedly which kind of makes you panic more.
“It was pretty crazy.”
TUI has been approached for comment.
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