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Croatia Airlines A220-300 aborts take-off after runway excursion at Split; crew rejects departure for OU412 to Frankfurt

A Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 preparing to depart for Frankfurt (flight OU412) veered left and exited the runway during an aborted take-off at Split Airport, Croatia. Reporting indicates the aircraft struck ground signage as it went onto grass, involving 132 passengers onboard.

Discovered 2026-05-16T06:44:32.402764-07:00 | 2026-05-16T06:44:32.402764-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • This is another high-consequence runway-excursion/aborted-takeoff event with an A220-300, underlining the operational tail risk crews face when departing under time-pressured conditions.
  • For safety and risk-management leaders, it adds to the broader pattern of runway-surface excursions and departures being disrupted mid-roll, as seen in prior incidents like Frontier’s aborted takeoff after a runway strike at Denver and UPS’s aborted landing after a runway incursion at Louisville.
  • The passenger-counted disruption (132 onboard) makes it directly relevant to emergency planning, airport operational resilience, and post-event investigation priorities for departure performance, surface conditions, and runway geometry.

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fr.de airporthaber2.com Times of India haber.aero AeroTime Aviacionline
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18
First Seen
2026-05-16T06:44:32.402764-07:00
Latest Update
2026-05-18T09:24:23.622666-07:00
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