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Plane Skids Off Runway At Metro Detroit Airport: Reports
Metro Detroit is under a winter weather advisory, and several flights departing from the airport have been delayed.
DETROIT, MI — No one was injured early Sunday afternoon when a plane slid off the runway at the Detroit Metro Airport, according to reports.
Delta Flight 724 was arriving from Buffalo, officials from the airline said, according to media reports.
The accident appears to be weather related. Metro Detroit is under a winter storm warning. Several departures from the airport have been delayed, but no flights had been cancelled at 2:37 p.m. Sunday. Check flight departures and arrivals here.
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The plane landed, WXYZ-TV, but skidded on a turn while approaching the taxiway and ended up in the grass.
We got to exit off the tail of the plane. That was kind of cool. pic.twitter.com/TC2XJZgCPe
— Isaac Price (@FFMBA3N) December 11, 2016
Flight slid off the runway when we landed in #Detroit. We in the grass and stuck. Epic!!! pic.twitter.com/ym0sWI7QDh
— Isaac Price (@FFMBA3N) December 11, 2016
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