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TUI Fly Belgium First To Resume 737 Max Operations in EU

The Belgian arm of TUI Fly performed the first Max revenue flight in the EU since March 2019 with a service from Brussels to Alicante, Spain.

The first 737 Max to resume operations in Europe, TUI Fly Belgium registration OO-MAX, emerges from its hangar in Brussels. (Photo: TUI Fly)

By Cathy Buyck • Contributor - Europe

February 17, 2021

TUI Fly Belgium on Wednesday became the first EU carrier to resume revenue service with the Boeing 737 Max since its March 2019 grounding with a flight from Brussels Airport to Alicante and Malaga, Spain. The aircraft, carrying registration OO-MAX, departed from Brussels Airport at 9:30 local time with 118 passengers on board. All passengers were informed the flight would be aboard a Max 8.

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