Moment terrified passengers scream as jet veers off runway in aborted take-off at
This is the moment terrified passengers screamed in terror as a jet veered off a runway in an aborted take-off from a Croatian airport.
Footage from inside a Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 that was taking off from Split Airport on Saturday showed flyers letting out blood-curdling screams as the plane swerved onto the grass surrounding the runway.
Heavy rain was seen pouring own outside the plane as it accelerated down the tarmac strip.
The jet was heard rattling as people started screaming inside.
As the plane cut across the grass, mud and dirt were thrown up onto the plane’s white body, coating it in a brown film.
Video footage taken from the outside showed the plane unexpectedly swinging to the side right as it was about to take off.
The pilot appeared to have immediately decelerated as the near-accident happened.
There were 130 passengers on board the plane, which was reportedly travelling to Frankfurt, Germany, as well as two pilots and three cabin crew members.
Video footage taken from the outside showed the plane unexpectedly swinging to the side right as it was about to take off
Footage from inside a Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 that was taking off from Split Airport on Saturday showed flyers letting out blood-curdling screams
No injuries were reported, and everyone was able to safely disembark.
Passengers were transferred to the terminal building, where assistance was provided to get them to their destinations.
Croatian authorities are now investigating the incident.
Danko Petrin, chief investigator of aircraft accidents at Croatia’s Air, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Agency (AIN), told local media: ‘The investigation has only just started and extensive technical analyses are being carried out to determine the cause of the deviation during take-off.
‘At this stage we do not know why the aircraft veered to the left. That will be established through the investigation.’
Investigators have retrieved the cockpit’s voice recorder, and will also analyse data from the aircraft’s black box, Petrin said: ‘These analyses and procedures require time.’