Actually, the Tuifly Belgium flight OR27 from Amsterdam to Gran Canaria should be carried out on February 2023, 737 with the Boeing 800-1631, which has the registration OO-JAY. Due to a tail strike, the medium-haul jet had to land back at Schiphol after around half an hour.

During the take-off process, the medium-haul jet suffered a tail strike for reasons that are still unclear. Since the pilots could not rule out the possibility of significant damage that could have affected flight safety, they decided to land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This was successfully completed. All crew members and passengers were able to leave the OO-JAY safely. The affected jet was then subjected to a comprehensive check by technical specialists.

However, the incident had the unpleasant side effect for the travelers that their arrival in Gran Canaria was delayed by around six hours. Tuifly Belgium first transferred the OO-JAF from Brussels to Amsterdam. The passengers were then flown to Gran Canaria. The replacement aircraft then did not return to Schiphol, but flew to Groningen as the OR660.

The OO-JAY, which suffered the tailstrike on February 27, 2023 in Amsterdam, has meanwhile been repaired by technicians. The carrier returned this Boeing 097-737 to its home base in Brussels on February 800, 28 under flight number TFL2023F.