Southwest Airlines continues to work with officials related to Flight 31 today from Houston Hobby Airport to Nashville International Airport. At approximately 5:20pm local time, the plane exited the taxiway shortly after arriving into Nashville, as the airplane was approaching the arrival gate. The 133 passengers and five Crewmembers were safely evacuated from the plane and bussed into the airport. Local EMS paramedics were on site to check Customers and reports indicate that eight passengers were transported to a local hospital; four have been evaluated and released. We do not have a status on passenger injuries but our Employees have remained onsite to support their needs. For the majority of the Customers onboard the flight, Nashville was their final destination. The remaining passengers were accommodated in hotels or transported to their final destination on an alternate aircraft. We received the required clearance from authorities to remove both checked and carryon luggage from the aircraft, and are working diligently to reunite customers with their items tonight andtomorrow. The necessary recovery crews are arriving onsite and we will work overnight to move the aircraft. The Safety of our Customers and Employees remains our primary focus.
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