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An airplane passenger received a shock 30,000 feet in the air when he noticed silver electrical tape stuck to the wing of the plane.

David Parker was flying from Manchester to Goa on a Boeing 787 when he spotted the unusual feature out the window.

The stunned holidaymaker then noticed the 'gaffer tape', which was plastered all over the wing, start to peel off as the journey went on.

The 62-year-old, an experienced flyer, vc77.red soon turned to his fiancée Sasha, 27, to get her thoughts on the concerning situation - something his partner did not thank him for.

Mr Parker, who runs an estate agent business, said: 'I was very surprised to see a patchwork of gaffer tape all over the wing halfway through the flight.




David Parker received a shock 30,000 feet in the air when he noticed silver electrical tape stuck to the wing of the plane





Boeing have claimed that 'the speed tape' covering the wing was safe and a temporary fix which does not compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft





The 62-year-old (pictured, right), an experienced flyer, soon turned to his fiancée Sasha, 27 (left), to get her thoughts on the concerning situation - something his partner did not thank him for

'Then it began peeling off mid flight, I thought what the hell?

'I've flown all around the world but never seen anything like that before.

'I pointed it out to my missus - she just said "I wish you hadn't shown me that".'

Boeing have claimed that 'the speed tape' covering the wing was safe and a temporary fix which does not compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft.

A spokesperson said: 'Speed tape is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved material for some temporary fixes.

'The airplane's structural integrity remains intact and this has been determined to not be a safety of flight issue.'

The tale of the tape was the latest instalment of flight chaos on planes flying from the UK.

On January 25 a pilot battled to land a TUI passenger jet in Lanzarote travelling from Exeter which had a faulty flap.











Mr Parker said he soon noticed the tape start peeling off mid-flight. The petrified holidaymaker said: 'I've flown all around the world but never seen anything like that before'

The Boeing 737-800 eventually hit the runway in a cloud of smoke and pulled over to stop. 

Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) reported that once they had been informed of the issue from the pilot, they told the plane to wait to the west of Lanzarote while they diverted other aircraft and cleared the approach for landing.