An off-roading passenger jet carrying families bound for Walt Disney World got stuck in the mud at a Delaware airport late Sunday.
Frontier Airlines flight 1435, carrying 105 passengers bound for Orlando, Florida, was taxiing at New Castle County Airport at 9:30 p.m. when the pilot veered off the concrete taxiway and onto a grassy area filled with mud, airport officials tell NBC10.
The Airbus A319 jet couldn't propel itself out of the mess and was left slightly tilted with its front and right-rear landing gear stuck. The passengers were led off the plane and the flight canceled, officials said. No one was hurt, but one passenger said his daughter was bummed that the hiccup delayed their trip to Disney World.
Service members from the Delaware Air National Guard were brought in on Monday morning to help pull the plane from the mud.
Just like you would do with a car, the guardsmen are digging around the tires and placing plywood underneath the 70 ton jet's wheels. They will then tow it back to solid ground, officials said.
A representative from the airline said they will be flying the passengers to Orlando on Monday using a different jet.
Watch on @NBCPhiladelphia a Frontier Airlines Plane off the taxiway at Wilmington Airport. pic.twitter.com/eVDPoE6mmW
— Jeremiah (@Haasie20) March 23, 2015
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