{"id":12613,"date":"2026-05-16T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/12613\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:04:10","slug":"croatia-airlines-airbus-a220-300-damaged-and-evacuated-following-aborted-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/12613\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 damaged and evacuated following aborted takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Croatia Airlines flight bound for Germany made a dramatic emergency stop at Split Airport, veering off the runway and into the grass during an aborted takeoff roll.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-32\">SPLIT, Croatia \u2014 Flight OU412, a scheduled service from the coastal city of Split to Frankfurt on Saturday afternoon, was accelerating for departure on runway 23 at approximately 1:30 PM local time when the flight crew initiated a rejected takeoff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-33\">According to airport officials and tracking data, the aircraft reached speeds of up to 131 knots before the crew pulled back power. For reasons still under investigation, the twin-engine jet drifted to the side during the deceleration phase, failing to maintain the centerline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-34\">The plane eventually came to a halt with one side resting on the grassy area adjacent to the runway tarmac.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 veers off runway during aborted take-off at Split Airport, ends on grass after hitting marker board and runway edge lights. All passengers &amp; crew safe, no injuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4w35sUmAs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/l4w35sUmAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inside the conflict (@InsidConflict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsidConflict\/status\/2055680818073534649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 16, 2026<\/a> Damage and Evacuation<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-35\">While a serious incident was avoided, the aircraft did not escape unscathed. Airport authorities confirmed that the plane sustained visible damage after colliding with a vertical marker board and several runway edge lights.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-36\">Following the standard emergency protocols, the flight crew safely secured the aircraft, and airport emergency personnel immediately assisted with a full evacuation. All 132 passengers and five crew members on board escaped without injury.<\/p>\n<p>Airport Disruptions and Next Steps<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-38\">The aircraft involved in the incident is an Airbus A220-300, bearing registration 9A-CAN. The state-of-the-art jet was freshly delivered to the national carrier in June 2025 as a flagship piece of Croatia Airlines\u2019 ongoing fleet renewal program.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-39\">The runway excursion caused significant disruptions at Split Airport. Air traffic operations were temporarily suspended as technical crews worked to safely extract the disabled Airbus from the grassy overrun. Multiple inbound flights were forced to divert to alternative airports across the region, while scheduled departures faced heavy delays.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_667cf507b7fae0ac-40\">The Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, alongside the Air, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Agency, has been formally notified and will spearhead the investigation to determine what caused the aircraft to drift off the runway.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Croatia Airlines flight bound for Germany made a dramatic emergency stop at Split Airport, veering off the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10635,90,10636,10637,10638],"class_list":["post-12613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-airbus","tag-9a-can","tag-airbus","tag-ou","tag-ou412","tag-spu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}