No one hurt as flight from Las Vegas skids off taxiway in Omaha
No one was injured after a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas slid off a runway after landing Friday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska.
Southwest Flight 1643 departed Las Vegas at 9:39 a.m. and landed safely at the Omaha Eppley Airfield just after 3:30 p.m. local time. It slid into a runway overrun area while taxiing, the airline said in a post on Twitter.
No injuries were reported by the 150 passengers and six crew members on board.
Southwest Flight 1643 from LAS to OMA landed safely and slid onto a runway overrun area while taxiing. Customers deplaned the aircraft, with no reported injuries among the 150 Customers & six Crewmembers. Safety is our top priority, and we thank our Customers for their patience.
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) January 18, 2019
On Sunday a Delta flight from Las Vegas slid off a runway while taxiing at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Cincinnati. There were no injuries in that incident either.
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