Southwest Plane Veers Off Runway Image credit: ABC A Southwest Airlines plane veered off the taxiway and into the grass Long Island's MacArthur Airport Thursday morning. Passengers were forced to evacuate onto the runway. No injuries were reported. It appears the plane took a misturn in the rain, left the taxiway and came to a stop in the mud. The plane appeared to be tilting to the side, ABC affiliate WABC reported. Some 134 passengers were on the 737. According to the airline's web site, flight 4695 was scheduled to depart at 6:15 a.m. and arrive in Tampa at 9:15 a.m. The web site has changed the departure time to 11:55 a.m.