In the last few moments, a TUI UK Boeing 787 bound for Punta Cana declared an emergency minutes after departure from Manchester.

TUI UK Flight BY156, which declared an emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Manchester and Punta Cana.

The aircraft involved in today’s incident is registered as G-TUIL.

As per data from a source, G-TUIL is a 6.2 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was delivered to the airline in March 2018.

Of the 787-9 variant, the airline has five of them, of which all are in active service.

Furthermore, average fleet age for the type stands at 5.8 years.

TUI UK also has eight of the -8 variant, with an average fleet age of 10.2 years.

BY156 departed Manchester at 1040 local time this morning, and initially climbed out to Punta Cana.

However, at around 5,000 feet, the climb stopped and an emergency was declared by the crew.

From there, a u-turn was made back to MAN, where the aircraft landed safely without further incident at 1058 UK time.

As per social media, it is understood that smoke/fumes were reported in the cockpit by the pilots on TUI UK flight BY156 between Manchester and Punta Cana.

The aircraft was met by emergency crews on arrival into the airport.

At this stage, it is unclear what happens next regarding this incident. G-TUIL will no doubt get taken out of service pending the relevant checks and maintenance if necessary.

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