Berlin - Passengers worried by two failed attempts at take-off drafted a petition and forced Germany's second-biggest airline to use a different jet for the flight, Air Berlin confirmed Monday.
About 170 passengers were booked on the Sunday morning trip from Nuremberg in southern Germany to Faro, Portugal.
An Air Berlin spokeswoman said the pilot's electronic display in the near-new Boeing 737-800 jet had falsely reported a problem with a wing flap. There had been no danger to occupants.
The pilot took the loaded plane out to the runway twice but abandoned take-off because of the indicator.