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Southwest plane skids off runway at Nashville airport

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Dec 16, 2015

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Southwest Flight 31 from Houston to Nashville arrived at 6 p.m. Tuesday and ended up in a grassy area next to the runway.

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"Southwest Airlines 31, a Boeing 737 aircraft, rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck while taxiing to its gate at Nashville International Airport at 5:30 pm Central Time.  Passengers left the aircraft via stairs and were bused to the terminal. The flight just landed from Houston Hobby Airport. The FAA is investigating."

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