othello
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ROMULUS, Mich. (AP)--A Northwest Airlines Boeing 757 bound for Orlando got stuck in the mud in Detroit Metropolitan Airport Thursday.
Airport and airline officials say the main landing gear of Flight 420 got stuck leaving the gate after tug vehicles pushed the plane too far back and off the concrete.
The 224 passengers were forced to get off the plane and were bused back to the terminal. Northwest spokesman Thomas Becher says the airline is trying to make other flight arrangements for them.
Crews are working to dislodge the plane. Becher says the plane had to be unloaded before tug-vehicles could pull it out. He says the plane is not blocking any of the airport's other traffic patterns.
Airport and airline officials say the main landing gear of Flight 420 got stuck leaving the gate after tug vehicles pushed the plane too far back and off the concrete.
The 224 passengers were forced to get off the plane and were bused back to the terminal. Northwest spokesman Thomas Becher says the airline is trying to make other flight arrangements for them.
Crews are working to dislodge the plane. Becher says the plane had to be unloaded before tug-vehicles could pull it out. He says the plane is not blocking any of the airport's other traffic patterns.
