Delta Airlines flight DL-131 had to reject takeoff from Munich, Germany, on December 20th.
The Boeing 767-400 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine issue.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada Rouge flight RV-1722 had to reject takeoff from Vancouver, Canada, on December 19th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Ixtapa, Mexico, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine problem.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
South African Airways flight SA-265 had to reject takeoff from Munich, Germany, on December 13th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Johannesburg, South Africa, when the crew rejected takeoff due to indication of an engine problem.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-4727 had to reject takeoff from Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, on December 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Larnaca, Cyprus, when the crew rejected takeoff reporting strong vibrations.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ural Airlines flight U6-223 had to reject takeoff from Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on December 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for St. Petersburg, Russia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to indication of an engine problem.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Wizz Air flight W6-3352 had to reject takeoff from Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Belgium, on December 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Cluj International Airport, Romania, when the crew rejected takeoff due to disagreeing airspeeds.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Flydubai flight FZ-744 rejected takeoff from Kiev, Ukraine, on November 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to depart for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine issue.
Subsequently, the crew made another takeoff attempt, however, again rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
Air Europa flight UX-6027 had to reject takeoff from Madrid, Spain, on November 19th.
The Embraer ERJ-195 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Ibiza, Spain, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned the apron.
It is believed that the crew decided to reject takeoff after the plane veered to the right.
Volotea flight V7-1733 had to reject takeoff from Genoa, Italy, on November 5th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Naples, Italy, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-402 had to reject takeoff from Wellington, New Zealand, on November 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Auckland, New Zealand, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and forty-eight people aboard remained uninjured.
Aeroflot flight SU-1360 had to reject takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, on October 30th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Saratov, Russia, when the crew noticed vibrations in one of the engines and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Indigo Airlines flight 6E-468 had to reject takeoff from Goa, India, on October 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200N plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mumbai, India, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to a dog strike.
Several tires deflated and the plane became disabled.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-430 had to reject takeoff from Frankfurt, Germany, on October 22nd.
The Boeing 747-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Chicago, Illinois, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a lavatory smoke indication.
The plane vacated the runway and stopped on the taxiway.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-79 had to reject takeoff from Leipzig, Germany, on October 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Cologne, Germany, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane stopped on the runway and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
EAT Leipzig flight QY-2197 had to reject takeoff from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 10th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Leipzig, Germany, when the crew suspected they had burst a tire or had hit something, and rejected takeoff.
The plane was checked by emergency services, and subsequently returned to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jeju Air flight 7C-510 had to reject takeoff from Jeju City, South Korea, on September 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Busan, South Korea, when the tower instructed the crew to stop.
The crew subsequently rejected takeoff at high speed. Several tires deflated and the plane became disabled on the runway.
All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Japan Airlines flight JL-431 had to reject takeoff from Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on September 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Matsuyama. Japan, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine issue.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All one hundred and fifteen passengers and seven crew members remained safe.
Germanwings flight 4U-4099 had to reject takeoff from Palma, Majorca, Spain, on April 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Dortmund, Germany, when one of the engines emitted a loud bang. The crew subsequently rejected take off and safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Airblue flight PA-872 had to reject take off from Multan, Pakistan, on March 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when one of the engines ingested a bird, forcing the crew to abort take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-2001 had to reject take off from Newark, New Jersey, on March 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to take off for O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, when the crew noticed an engine problem and rejected take off.
All 164 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Jet2.com flight LS-891 had to reject take off from Manchester, England, on March 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Lanzarote, Spain, when the crew rejected take off due to an engine failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-970 had to reject take off from Birmingham, England, on March 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Malaga, Spain, when the crew rejected take off due to a technical issue.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
KLM flight KL-898 had to reject take off from Beijing, China, on March 11th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was accelerating to take off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, when one of the engines emitted streaks of flames and a loud bang.
The crew subsequent rejected take off and stopped at the runway.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-4966 had to reject take off from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 7th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Uberlandia, Brazil, when the crew reported an engine failure and rejected take off.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Virgin Airlines flight taking off from Canberra aborted takeoff to avoid an incoming flight viewed by other passengers crossing in front of them to the left. Noteworthy is a report that the Virgin Airline pilots hit the brakes when ATC said “Actually, stop, because we’ve decided we’ll let this other aircraft land first and then you can take off.” Another non-collision is a good thing; as nerve-wracking as a rejected take-0ff can be, obviously it’s better than the alternative.
Boeing studies indicate one in 2000 takeoffs are aborted, though early rejected takeoffs may not always be reported.
A 1992 Takeoff Safety Training Aid Aid by the FAA says that
For passengers, the terrors of flight are certainly eased when there is some explanation to go along with the crisis. Perhaps a lack of narration can be forgiven if the pilot has his hands full averting a would be crisis. Still, a couple of word scan be very comforting and enlightening.
Personally, I can say this:
Molly and I experienced a aborted takeoff from Athens.
We were past the half way mark for sure and later were told the pilot had a warning light.
The plane came to a screeching halt taking maybe 45 seconds or more to bring it to a halt.
It is a scary situation, especially since the crew in the cockpit are dealing with whatever needs to be handled and we passengers are told NOTHING.
Maybe daredevils and roller-coaster enthusiasts would get a kick out of it, but it was a kick I’d have just as well gone without.
The plane was filled with people. We all weathered it pretty darn well. I heard no screams or crying, but they’d have had to be pretty loud, because my own heartbeat drowned out everything else. I’m sure there were a lot of rapid heartbeats that moment in that plane.
But I am here now, thanks to that pilot and crew handling a situation they might not even have called a crisis.
