Over 100 people deplaned using the aircraft stairs and were escorted back to the terminal.
Officials haven’t said the accident was due to weather conditions, but a snowstorm hit the Northeast on Thursday, closing schools and dropping almost 4 feet of snow in some areas.
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Spirit Airlines plane slides off runway early Thursday morning
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BALTIMORE, Maryland - Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight had a scare early Thursday (Dec. 17) morning as the plane landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
According to CNN, the plane suddenly skidded off the taxiway when its front wheel slid into a grassy area made slick by the recent winter storm.
Fortunately, Spirit flight 696 landed safely and all 111 individuals on board made it out of the event unharmed.
But the incident illustrates just how grave travel conditions can become when an area is impacted by a powerful winter storm.