Southwest Airlines jet slides off taxiway at Denver airport after landing

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This photo, taken by a passenger, shows the evacuation of the jet.
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Posted: 11/10/2012

DENVER - A Southwest Airlines jet slid off a taxiway at Denver International Airport Saturday evening.

Flight 1905 from Oakland, Calif., went off a taxiway just before 5 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

A photo taken by a passenger showed Denver firefighters on the scene.

Passengers were bused to the terminal from the jet.

There was about an inch of snow on the ground at the time.

Airport spokeswoman Jenny Schiavone said airport operations were still normal after the mishap.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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