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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers

FOUND: Disaster narrowly avoided as plane clears bristol airport runway with just seconds to spare - You Need To See This

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A potential disaster was narrowly avoided when a packed passenger plane took off just seconds before it was about to run out of runway because of a software glitch.

The Boeing aircraft, operated by TUI, departed from Bristol Airport for Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 9 March with 163 passengers on board when it struggled to take off.

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