United flight goes off runway and rolls ‘on to the grass,’ forcing passengers to evacuate in latest Boeing drama

A United Airlines flight went off a runway at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday morning, forcing passengers to evacuate — in the latest drama involving a Boeing jet. The Boeing 737 MAX 8, which arrived from Memphis, “rolled onto the grass when exiting onto the taxiway around 8 a.m.,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “The passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal,” the FAA added. (nypost.com) Más...