Overview
- Flight SK2590, bound for Copenhagen, accelerated down Taxiway Echo 1 instead of Runway 07R, reaching about 107 knots before the error was flagged.
- Controllers warned the crew, who executed a rejected takeoff and brought the jet to a stop in the grass beyond the roughly 1,100‑meter taxiway.
- All 135 passengers were evacuated without injuries, the aircraft was recovered hours later, and the flight was canceled with travelers rebooked.
- Data from Flightradar24 and the portal Mobilithib corroborated the aircraft’s ground track and speed during the incident.
- SAS says the cause remains under investigation; local reports highlighted the plane’s proximity to fuel storage tanks, and some experts pointed to possible pilot error that has not been officially confirmed.