Delayed Ryanair flight lands in Dublin after reportedly clipping tail off runway

Romanian authorities say the pilots of a Ryanair flight asked to return to the Bucharest airport amid reports that their plane’s tail may have clipped the runway on take-off.

Henri Coanda International Airport spokeswoman Ana State said the flight was heading to Dublin late last night and had 173 passengers on board when the request came in.

State says the Boeing 737-800 airliner landed safely about an hour later with no obvious damage.

The plane resumed the trip to Dublin early this morning.

Aviation news site Aeronews today quoted an unnamed passenger saying there was a noise “similar to a car travelling fast that hits a big hole” when the plane took off.