Newsstand - Detroit Jet Goes Off Runway

A Northwest Airlines plane went off a runway Saturday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after the pilot aborted the takeoff.

The airliner was carrying about 150 passengers and crew on a flight to Miami, said airport spokesman Mike Conway.

Conway and Northwest spokeswoman Kathy Peach said they were not sure why the pilot aborted the takeoff about 7:10 a.m. EST. It was not immediately clear whether the jet veered or skidded off the runway.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-BRF-Takeoff-Aborted.html

Passengers were bused to the terminal about 8:15 a.m. Light snow was falling in Detroit and at the airport Saturday, but it was not known if the weather was a factor in the accident.
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