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Scandinavian Airlines flight at Brussels Airport canceled on Thursday evening, February 5
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Pilot reportedly aborted takeoff after starting procedures on taxiway instead of airport runway
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Scandinavian Airlines said it was “conducting a thorough internal investigation with local authorities to understand the sequence of events,” Air Live reported.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight was reportedly canceled after the pilot started takeoff on the taxiway instead of the runway.
The incident occurred at Brussels Airport on the evening of Thursday, February 5, affecting SAS flight SK2590 bound for Copenhagen, Aerospace Global News, Air Live and Aerospace Global News reported. aviation herald.
According to media reports, the plane, an Airbus A320neo carrying 165 people, had been cleared to take off on runway 07L (one of the airport’s main runways), but ended up taking off on a parallel taxiway.
While on a parallel taxiway, the aircraft began takeoff procedures but then aborted the takeoff when the aircraft reached a speed of approximately 123 mph (107 knots above the ground), Air Live and herald The report cited data from Flightradar24. Images of the flight path shared by Flightradar24 appeared to show the plane stopping near the runway before returning to its original departure point at the airport.
this herald Reports say the pilot realized the error when the taxiway lane narrowed and managed to stop the plane before the taxiway intersection, not far from the airport’s fuel tanks.
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Emergency services rushed to the scene, passengers on the plane disembarked onto the taxiway and maintenance staff checked the plane’s braking system, which can experience extreme heat during sudden stops, Air Live reported.
Passengers were returned to the terminal. According to media reports, no injuries were reported. The flight was eventually canceled after the incident.
Scandinavian Airlines has been contacted seeking comment on the incident.
Passenger Simon Berneblad Mandegård reportedly described the incident as “a very dramatic moment.” daily mail.
“We were taxiing like normal, lined up, and suddenly started accelerating like a normal takeoff, but after gaining quite a bit of speed, it was clear something was wrong,” he recalled. “The pilot suddenly slammed on the brakes so hard that the entire cabin immediately felt the force.”
“We made sharp maneuvers to keep the aircraft on the paved ground and you could feel how close we were to running out of space,” he added. “Thankfully everyone was safe, but it was definitely one of the most stressful situations I’ve ever experienced on an airplane.”
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According to Aerospace Global News, operations at Brussels Airport continued normally following the incident.
A spokesperson for Scandinavian Airlines told Air Live that the airline is cooperating fully with Belgian aviation authorities to determine how the incident occurred, noting that they plan to conduct an “internal investigation” into the issue.
“Safety is our absolute priority,” the airline told Air Live in a statement. “We are currently conducting a thorough internal investigation with local authorities to understand the sequence of events.”
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